I adore hand embroidery and wanted to share this little project of my dog Ziggy with you, sharing my inspirations and technique preferences.
Hand Stitched by Carolyn Trafford
I'm like a magpie, attracted to golden shiny things, so I couldn't resist these leaves from this most beautiful tree, to stitch.
I've loved experimenting with colour blending in my hand made embroidery and with cyanotype backgrounds...
I’ve started to play around with the cyanotype process. I was first introduced to this back in the day when I studied A level photography as an evening course – it uses the same processes as creating a […]
Close up stitch
Last time I wrote, we’d only been in lockdown for about a week. Funny how quickly all that time disappears. I had so many plans of the stuff I was going to tackle. I did however decide to […]