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Restitch with Fiona Jellie

Reclaim…Rework…
Renew…Reusing vintage

household linen and lace to
ReStitch into Textile Art.

As a child, and later as a
secondary school student, I was
always captivated by stitching of any

type. University days saw me study
to become a Home
Economics teacher. During this
time, whilst undertaking many
textiles units, I also took private
lessons in making bobbin lace. This
began my love affair with lace.
Whilst traveling in the United
Kingdom and Europe I started

collecting treasured pieces of
vintage lace not planning on
doing anything except admire them.
Now, I focus on reclaiming
vintage household linen. I layer it
with vintage lace and doileys –
reworking them into a collage.
Finally, the addition of
embellishments including
ribbons, braid, beads, sequins,
fabric, together with both hand and

machine stitching help to renew
each piece.

I have exhibited in a number of
exhibitions including:
CrossXpollination 2018, 2016, 2013,
RRRTAG, Warrion, Vic
Miniscule, RRTAG, Warrion, Vic
One Red Thread 2018, 2017, Berry, I can be contacted for
NSW commissions by clicking the
My work is in private collections links below.
around Australia and the USA.
In August 2018 I was the Guest Artist
at the WA Craft Show.