BIO

When Vicky was 10 she was lucky enough to be taught by a female class teacher who rewarded hard work with sewing all afternoon. In the sewing class room there was a double fronted cupboard full of every shade of Anchor Tapestry thread.

Thirty years later Vicky found a library book with Jan Beaney’s work in it and soon after saw Alice Kettle's tremendous wall hangings in Winchester, from there she became hooked!

In 2000, Vicky completed a 4 year City & Guilds Creative Embroidery course. Since then, she has been working as an artist-maker in textiles for over 20 years.

Vicky now enjoys teaching the sewing techniques she uses to create her art. Visit her WORKSHOP page for full details.

ARTWORK

I am drawn to the seasons, the landscape and to nature. I am also attracted to the things that go un-noticed such as the ever changing fragility of old buildings, rusty doors or flaking paint. I love using natural dyes, especially Indigo and woad which I grow in my garden.

When creating new pieces I use two main embroidery techniques: free machine embroidery, where I use the needle and thread to draw my designs in a freehand way.

The second is hand sewing techniques, such as slow stitching and Japanese Boro, where layers of scraps, distressed and pre-used fabrics or paper are used to create a whole new piece by layering, trapping, folding, darning and mending. 

I enjoy printing, painting, dyeing and staining fabrics and paper, to create interesting backgrounds.  After careful selection, pieces are layered, patched and pieced. 

Click on each image to view in full.

UP IN THE DUNES	WILD WOODS	STUDLAND
£75	£75	£75
CLEARBURY	WILTSHIRE DOWNS	WILTSHIRE FIELDS
£75	£75	£75
BLACK MAGIC	LAZY DAISES	FROSTY FOREST FLOOR
£75	£75	£75

It's beautiful! My husband and I will hang it and send you a photo. Thank you so much, it's more than I imagined..."   Kim - Chicago, USA

A beautiful little card, thank you. It is perfect..."   Sue - Bristol