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world had been very ignorant in hatching of cotton/polyester
the start of my stitching journey threads is like sketching with
and until 2014 I was totally colouring pencils. I have often
unaware of the technique terms been asked why do I not just draw?
often applied. Nowadays my The simple answer is there is a
artwork is best described as sculptural feel to the positioning
needle or thread paintings. In of thread that could not be
some ways I guess it’s similar to created with pencil.
embroidery but it’s best likened Although I predominantly work
to drawing – the randomness of the with textiles, I do not consider
placing of stitches and the over myself a ‘textile artist’,
