Here we are on the final day of 2020 and what a challenge it has been!
But we all know that so let’s focus instead upon the inspiring highlights based around stitching, embroidery & textile art.
Come and listen as Sue Weeks presents some fabulous 2020 Stitchery Highlights from listeners from around the world.
Keep on scrolling for further details, links, related episodes you might like, a gallery of all the featured artists plus a PINNABLE image if you love inspiring others over on Pinterest.
Stitchery Stories embroidery and textile art podcast is a globally popular podcast, and everyday it is featured in many places around the world in the Apple Podcasts Top 200.
Listeners have sent a wonderful range of highlights and stories.
Common ‘threads’ are:
- Keeping connected with each other thru through embroidery
- Community projects and creative challenges
- Using up what we have
- Being creative keeps us all sane
- Our art tells stories, creates movements, honours people and creates a bright spot in a gloomy day.
I received so many lovely photographs that it will take me a while to compress them and add them into this post, so please bear with me whilst I come back and do that.
Right now I just want to get this out into the world whilst it is still the 30th December – and I want to get out for a walk too before the golden winter sunshine vanishes!
Update: 2nd January 2021.
YAY I have (finally) added all the information. The images have been a challenge… they were all at different sizes, resolutions, shapes. So I have at least made them all square for consistency and tried to display them in a consistent size. It’s not ‘perfect’ but I’ve spent more than enough time on this and so this is now the finished item.
If you enjoyed this episode, why not share it with your stitching friends? The more the merrier!
In the meantime here are all the fabulous ladies who contributed their 2020 Stitchery Highlight.
I appreciate all of you for doing this and providing a super inspiring episode that I know everyone will enjoy.
- Susan Pepper – Melbourne, Australia
- Kathleen Taylor – USA
- Paula MacGregor – Colchester, Essex, UK
- Muriel Markland
- Claire Edwards – Queensland, Australia
- Kelly Brown – San Jose, California, USA
- Sue Thomas – Ontario, Canada
- Katie Lewis, York, North Yorkshire, UK
- Tisha Dalton – rural New York state, USA
- Jane Cook – Essex, UK
- Chris Fraser, UK
- Karena Ryan – Ireland
- Regina Dale – North Texas, USA
- Georgina Tangey – an Australian in Toronto
- Annie Taylor – Whitstable, Kent, UK
- Karen Ponischil – Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
- Annie Crane – Colorado, USA
- Mary-Ann Toop – Hampshire, UK
- Vicky Bilton – UK
- Erica Marsden – Auckland, New Zealand
- Carina Envoldsen-Harris – Essex, UK
- Kris Campbell (blog post)
I have decided to create a section for each contributor, at the end of this main section, in this order, which is the order that their stories are featured.
And there is plenty of stuff to follow and enjoy over on Instagram at
https://www.instagram.com/stitcherystories_podcast
Keep Stitching, Keep Smiling,
Happy New Year for 2021.
Cheers, Sue xxx
Susan Pepper – Melbourne, Australia
Instagram: @susan.pepper.artistbooks
Kathleen Taylor – USA
Instagram: @paintedpieces
Paula MacGregor – Colchester, Essex, UK
Instagram: @slowstitchedbooks
Muriel Markland
Claire Edwards – Queensland, Australia
Cajal Embroidery project:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2540203086298579
Kelly Brown – San Jose, California, USA
Sue Thomas – Ontario, Canada
Embroiderers Association Of Canada – Virtual Threads group
Katie Lewis, York, North Yorkshire, UK
Tisha Dalton – rural New York state, USA
Instagram: @aprilsongstress
“Equali-tea” Online exhibition:
Blog post:
https://www.folklifecenter.com/post/suffrage-centennial-celebrated-in-embroidery
https://www.aprilsongstress.com/
Jane Cook – Essex, UK
Jane’s group is called Stitch To Enrich and further details are listed here – scroll through the listings until you find Jane Cook
https://stitchingtogether.net/network-members/
Chris Fraser, UK
The Heroes Embroidered Patchwork Quilt
https://www.inspirationalembroidery.co.uk/the-heroes-embroidered-patchwork-quilt
Karena Ryan – Ireland
Instagram: @karenaryantextiles
Regina Dale – North Texas, USA
Check out Regina’s fabulous nature photography here:
https://reginakdale.smugmug.com/
Georgina Tangey – an Australian in Toronto
Instagram: @threadful_creations
Annie Taylor – Whitstable, Kent, UK
Past Stitchery Stories Guest https://stitcherystories.com/annietaylor/
Instagram: @whitstabletail
https://whitstabletail.wordpress.com/
Karen Ponischil – Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Instagram: @kimmiekaren
Annie Crane – Colorado, USA
Past Stitchery Stories Guest:
https://stitcherystories.com/anniecrane/
Instagram: @coffeefishco
Mary-Ann Toop – Hampshire, UK
Past Stitchery Stories Guest:
https://stitcherystories.com/maryanntoop/
Instagram: @concordiasworld
Vicky Bilton – UK
Erica Marsden – Auckland, New Zealand
Instagram: @stitchynama
Auckland Embroiderers Guild https://aucklandembroidery.org/
Carina Envoldsen-Harris – Essex, UK
Instagram: @carinacraftblog
https://www.carinascraftblog.com/
Kris Campbell – NY state, USA
Past Stitchery Stories Guest
https://stitcherystories.com/kriscampbell/
Sadly, I didn’t receive Kris’s highlight until after I had recorded the episode, but it’s a fab story, so Kris has written it as a blog post.
kriscampbellart.com/blog/resistance