Commissions

I specialize in bespoke fiber art commissions, transforming your ideas into stunning reality.

A personalized embroidery can beautifully memorialize births, marriages, graduations, retirements or any special moment. I collaborate closely with you to create unique and personalized works of art.

To inquire about a commission, simply reach out via email or through my website. We'll discuss your desired piece in detail, exploring your preferred materials, colors, and overall style. I'll provide a personalized quote and timeline, ensuring transparency throughout the process.

Together, we'll embark on a creative journey, resulting in a one-of-a-kind fiber art piece that reflects your unique taste and style.

Embroidery Styles

Embroidery is a versatile art form with countless applications. It can adorn clothing, turning plain garments into unique fashion statements. Embroidered patches and motifs can personalize accessories like bags and hats. Home decor benefits from embroidered accents on pillows, curtains, and table linens. Additionally, embroidery can elevate everyday items like tea towels, napkins, and handkerchiefs. It's also a popular choice for creating personalized gifts, such as baby blankets, wall art, and framed pieces.

The possibilities are endless, limited only by your imagination and creativity.

Crewel

Crewel Embroidery is a style of surface embroidery that uses thick wool yarn to create intricate designs on a fabric background. It often features bold, colorful patterns and a variety of stitches, including stem stitch, satin stitch, and French knots. Crewel embroidery has a long history, dating back to the 17th century, and continues to be a popular and versatile form of needlework.

Blackwork

Blackwork embroidery is a counted thread technique that uses a single color of thread, typically black, to create intricate patterns on even-weave fabric. It often features geometric designs, floral motifs, and abstract shapes.

Goldwork

Goldwork embroidery is a luxurious technique using metal threads, often gold or silver, to create intricate and dazzling designs. These threads are laid onto fabric and secured with couching stitches, resulting in shimmering surfaces that catch the light. This ancient art form adds opulence and elegance to textiles, often used in historical garments, religious vestments, and decorative objects.

Silk Shading

Silk shading embroidery, often called needle painting, is a technique that uses varying shades of thread to create a three-dimensional effect. By blending colors and adjusting stitch length, embroiderers can mimic the subtle nuances of light and shadow, giving their work a realistic and lifelike appearance. This technique is often used to depict landscapes, portraits, and still life subjects.

Lace

Lace embroidery is a delicate and intricate technique that combines the beauty of lace with the artistry of embroidery. It involves stitching intricate patterns and motifs onto a lace fabric, often using fine threads and specialized needles.

Lace knitting (above) is a knitting technique that creates open, airy fabrics with intricate patterns. It involves a series of yarn overs and decreases to form delicate holes and lacy designs. Lace knitting is often used to create shawls, scarves, and other garments, and it can range from simple eyelet patterns to complex, geometric designs.

Cartonnage

Cartonnage embroidery combines the art of box-making with needlework. Cardboard structures are covered with fabric, and then embellished with intricate embroidery designs. This technique creates beautiful, functional, and personalized storage boxes, jewelry cases, and other decorative items.