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UK Artist
Wendy Tompkins
My name is Wendy Tompkins and I’m a textile Inspired by my Mum and two older sisters, I’ve
artist from the UK. been creative from an early age. I love trying
I live in the South East of England in a small new things relating to craft and have done
village called Cranleigh around 35 miles various textile courses over the years including
south of London with my husband, Andy, two free machine embroidery, textile flowers,
20-something children and a Sproodle puppy. felting, printing and making rag rugs. As time
We are lucky enough to be surrounded by the has gone on, these skills have condensed down
beautiful countryside of the Surrey Hills while into how I work today focusing mainly on stitch,
also being within easy reach of the city of fabric, colour and pattern. I count myself very
London and to the south of us the sea. Plenty lucky today as I have my own studio within our
of inspiration all around for my appliqued and house where I can store all my fabrics, yarns
embellished textile pictures! and notions which I use to create my textile art.
