“Even if I don’t know where to place my work within contemporary art right now, I do think they share similar characteristics with both illustration and fiber art and I try to achieve a balance between them,” explained the Turkish crafter in an interview with Textile Artist.

“Mostly I try to use embroidery techniques on patterns that match their real-life texture,” she went on to explain. “I enjoy combining these traditional techniques with modern patterns. I also like fancy and intricate embroideries and I wouldn’t hesitate to decorate my works with sequins and beads.”

A self-taught embroiderer, Yazici began experimenting with the thread and needle back in 2014. “My first works were a recoil of embroidery being used for only traditional and decorative purposes,” she explains. “The idea of mixing the inherent tradition of embroidery with modern ideas seemed interesting to me.” Her themes tend to include flora and fauna, with a touch of surrealism. The finished piece – greater than the sum of its parts.

The post These Embroidered Pins Are Simply Perfect appeared first on TettyBetty.

Relying on her own special technique (which she now teaches in designated workshops), Prinku arranges dried flowers on tulle – the flowers providing an apt replacement for a needle and thread. While some flowers she dries herself, others she buys dried. She also forages for seed pods at the end of the season and picks them when they are dry already.

According to Prinku, some flowers are better than others for particular purposes. For floral embroidery hoops, for example, she looks for dry small poppies or flowers with thin stalks and no particularly big heads. Whereas for wreaths, she likes to use things like eucalyptus and olive, as well as hydrangeas and peonies.

“A lot of my ideas come from going for walks in the countryside near where I live, or things I grow in the garden,” she shared with The Italian Rêve, noting her sources of inspiration. “I love working with the seasons, so whatever is in season is my favorite at that moment!”

With spring just outside our reach, her embroidered pieces provide the perfect substitute. Take a look for yourself:

The post Celebrate Spring Through Olga Prinku’s Flower Embroideries appeared first on TettyBetty.

“Visually, I love it when people bypass my work thinking it’s nothing other than a simple painting,” she admitted in an interview with Jung Katz. “Until they look a little closer and see that in fact it is fibers/thread. Then they have to proceed to look even closer.”

According to Clark, the process of transforming string into art struck her as something visually stimulating with complex simplicity. But her techniques also rely on her background in painting. Having graduated in Painting and Drawing from the University of Utah, she engages both traditional and innovative techniques in her work.

It was actually during her art studies that she explored the possibility of painting with thread. “My background in painting has allowed me to explore the material using techniques from the worlds of drawing and painting,” she explains.

Her exploration seems to have bared fruit, with her Instagram page alone attracting more than 10k fans. Here are some highlights from her page.

The post Stephanie K. Clark Transforms String Into Art appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I couldn’t afford to buy her anything, but I hoped to make up for it with my time,” she explains on her website. And so, she decided to take on embroidery. But learning how to embroider was one thing. Finding contemporary embroidery patterns that weren’t overly simplistic, let alone embroidered doll patterns, was a whole other ball game.

As she was making her own version of embroidered owls for her niece, Galletta soon discovered its calming, meditative effect. She became fascinated with embroidery: the vibrant colors, the countless variety of stitches, and the joy of crafting.

Now, after several years of improving her skills, she hopes to pass on her knowledge to others. Her brand produces DIY. embroidery kits, screenprints, and other goodies. “It was developed in the hopes of giving others the chance to make something precious with their own hands,” writes Galletta. A good enough reason, if any.

But which of her designs would you choose to make for yourself?

The post Make Something Precious With Kiriki Press appeared first on TettyBetty.

“Most of my pieces vary, but for my ideal piece, I start by taking a photograph of the subject, and then I edit the image —for me, contrast is really important, as are the colors— and then I usually work from a black-and-white reference,” relayed Clough in an interview with Rebel Girls Boundless. “I trace the line work onto whatever surface I’m embroidering on, and then I start ‘coloring it in’ with thread. I just think of it as, you know, tracing and coloring in. Which is like a child’s dream.”

Born in Cape Town, Clough completed her studies in art direction and graphic design at The Red and Yellow School before carving herself a niche in visual art, digital design, and “thing-making.” Her career path is as diverse as her creative interests, having worked in photography, graphic design, and VJing, before fully committing herself to the art of embroiderer.

Her career choice seems to have worked out for the best, with clients that include brands like Gucci, Adobe, and Nike, as well as renowned actress Drew Barrymore; and features in publications like the New York Times and the Evening Standard.

Follow her creative endeavors on Instagram.

The post Danielle Clough Adds a Colorful Twist to the Craft of Embroidery appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I’m always a bit torn between referring to my work as ‘illustration’ or ‘embroidery’, having gone into it with the mindset of an illustrator and having no background in traditional crafts,” she admitted in an interview with Textile Artist. “And yet, I spend too much time playing around with fabric and sewing needles to feel I can entirely say I’m an illustrator – but I like to think that’s what people find interesting about my art, that it is in a space between embroidery and painting.”

“I think I fell in love with the tactile nature of sewing and working with fabric, but I don’t regret any of the hours spent drawing as it informs how I work now,” she says. “I find I get a sense of satisfaction from working with textiles that I never had with 2D mediums.”

Based in York, Giordano has been wholly dedicated to her craft since graduating in 2011, attracting notable clients such as Penguin, Vintage Books, Bloomsbury, and Liberty. Her embroideries, centered around the natural world. are a product of both references as well as her rich imagination.

Working on unbleached calico that she dyes by hand, as well as single strands of sewing thread (either cotton or polyester), Giordano’s designs are drawn onto the fabric with a vanishing fabric marker; with each of her pieces taking anything between one day and several weeks to complete.

It’s a delicate process, and one that requires much patience, but judging by her finished products – her hard work is well worth the effort.

The post The Freehand Needle Paintings of Chloe Giordan appeared first on TettyBetty.

“Embroidery also comes with a lot of baggage,” remarked Kingdom in an interview with Textile Artist. “It has often been dismissed and overlooked; perceived as decorative, a school-girl craft, fussily old-fashioned, small. And that is precisely what attracted me to it.”

Having studied fine art, she began using thread as a sketching tool to pursue both of her greatest passions: embroidery and drawing. “It’s deceptively pretty, unapologetically female, traditional and naive,” says Kingdom, describing the qualities of embroidery. “My work tries to capture murky ideas brewing around in my head, and the evocative nature of figures in stitch better conveys those ideas than other mediums can.”

Using a thread as a sketching tool also allows her to simultaneously honor and undermine the tradition of needlework that came before her. “Embroidery became my own private refuge,” she explains. “The effects of embroidery seemed otherworldly and captured my imagination as the perfect way to explore secret thoughts.”

Take a closer look.

The post Michelle Kingdom’s Embroideries Pull at Our Heartstrings appeared first on TettyBetty.

“Goldwork is an area of embroidery which is sometimes perceived to be somewhat traditional and has many rules,” she added. “To me, a rule of how something must be worked was at some point a new invention itself, and that excites me and keeps me inspired to explore what metal threads can do, without worrying if I am doing it ‘right’.”

Her technique relies on the rich heritage of embroidery, to which she adds her own voice and personality. She also teaches embroidery through workshops, passing on her know-how to others.

But though she’s now fully committed to her craft, there was a time when Newton treated embroidery as a mere hobby. “One day, I showed my stitching to my friend Kathleen who had studied art in London,” she recalled, “and she pointed out that I could actually study embroidery and that it didn’t just have to be a hobby.”

The rest was history.

The post Hanny Newton’s Golden Embroidery Plays with the Light appeared first on TettyBetty.

Born in London, and having moved to Barcelona to complete her master’s in illustration, Menzies currently works together with Abel Reverter, as part of the creative duo known as Cabeza Patata. “I like to find a meaning behind each project and use different techniques and styles to achieve a unique outcome for each of my works,” she writes on her website.

Through embroidery, she discovered the pleasure of committing to a piece of artwork, which requires a great deal of patience. “Embroidery is very analog in our digital world so my tools are the same as those used for centuries,” she writes. “It’s a simple, everyday thing and anyone can have a go!”

Here are some highlights from her Instagram page:

The post Katie Menzies Makes a Case for Embroidery appeared first on TettyBetty.

“Fashion and textiles are interconnected, and this has led to my interest in textile art,” said Gilbertson in an interview with Textile Artist. “I don’t consider myself a textile artist, although I am often defined as such. I’d prefer to be regarded as a contemporary artist who uses textile materials to create art.”

However she wants to define it, the result is equally striking, with her artwork combining wool, spraypaint, and tapestry canvas to create an alternative interpretation of a traditional pastime. “My work has evolved in many directions,” says Gilbertson. “I’ve experimented with color, voids of stitching, ways of framing, methods of stitching and design processes.”

Aside from her artwork, Gilbertson also works as a performance sportswear designer and fashion lecturer. Based in Cambridge, UK, she admits to connecting her work with memories. “All my work contains fond memories, usually of moments in time with family and friends that are captured within the canvas,” she says. “I can usually remember what was going on in my life at the time of stitching a particular work.”

Take a look at some of her embroidered pieces in the gallery below:

The post Artist Reinterprets the Traditional Pastime of Embroidery appeared first on TettyBetty.

“Even if I don’t know where to place my work within contemporary art right now, I do think they share similar characteristics with both illustration and fiber art and I try to achieve a balance between them,” explained the Turkish crafter in an interview with Textile Artist.

“Mostly I try to use embroidery techniques on patterns that match their real-life texture,” she went on to explain. “I enjoy combining these traditional techniques with modern patterns. I also like fancy and intricate embroideries and I wouldn’t hesitate to decorate my works with sequins and beads.”

A self-taught embroiderer, Yazici began experimenting with the thread and needle back in 2014. “My first works were a recoil of embroidery being used for only traditional and decorative purposes,” she explains. “The idea of mixing the inherent tradition of embroidery with modern ideas seemed interesting to me.” Her themes tend to include flora and fauna, with a touch of surrealism. The finished piece – greater than the sum of its parts.

The post These Embroidered Pins Are Simply Perfect appeared first on TettyBetty.

Relying on her own special technique (which she now teaches in designated workshops), Prinku arranges dried flowers on tulle – the flowers providing an apt replacement for a needle and thread. While some flowers she dries herself, others she buys dried. She also forages for seed pods at the end of the season and picks them when they are dry already.

According to Prinku, some flowers are better than others for particular purposes. For floral embroidery hoops, for example, she looks for dry small poppies or flowers with thin stalks and no particularly big heads. Whereas for wreaths, she likes to use things like eucalyptus and olive, as well as hydrangeas and peonies.

“A lot of my ideas come from going for walks in the countryside near where I live, or things I grow in the garden,” she shared with The Italian Rêve, noting her sources of inspiration. “I love working with the seasons, so whatever is in season is my favorite at that moment!”

With spring just outside our reach, her embroidered pieces provide the perfect substitute. Take a look for yourself:

The post Celebrate Spring Through Olga Prinku’s Flower Embroideries appeared first on TettyBetty.

“Visually, I love it when people bypass my work thinking it’s nothing other than a simple painting,” she admitted in an interview with Jung Katz. “Until they look a little closer and see that in fact it is fibers/thread. Then they have to proceed to look even closer.”

According to Clark, the process of transforming string into art struck her as something visually stimulating with complex simplicity. But her techniques also rely on her background in painting. Having graduated in Painting and Drawing from the University of Utah, she engages both traditional and innovative techniques in her work.

It was actually during her art studies that she explored the possibility of painting with thread. “My background in painting has allowed me to explore the material using techniques from the worlds of drawing and painting,” she explains.

Her exploration seems to have bared fruit, with her Instagram page alone attracting more than 10k fans. Here are some highlights from her page.

The post Stephanie K. Clark Transforms String Into Art appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I couldn’t afford to buy her anything, but I hoped to make up for it with my time,” she explains on her website. And so, she decided to take on embroidery. But learning how to embroider was one thing. Finding contemporary embroidery patterns that weren’t overly simplistic, let alone embroidered doll patterns, was a whole other ball game.

As she was making her own version of embroidered owls for her niece, Galletta soon discovered its calming, meditative effect. She became fascinated with embroidery: the vibrant colors, the countless variety of stitches, and the joy of crafting.

Now, after several years of improving her skills, she hopes to pass on her knowledge to others. Her brand produces DIY. embroidery kits, screenprints, and other goodies. “It was developed in the hopes of giving others the chance to make something precious with their own hands,” writes Galletta. A good enough reason, if any.

But which of her designs would you choose to make for yourself?

The post Make Something Precious With Kiriki Press appeared first on TettyBetty.

“Most of my pieces vary, but for my ideal piece, I start by taking a photograph of the subject, and then I edit the image —for me, contrast is really important, as are the colors— and then I usually work from a black-and-white reference,” relayed Clough in an interview with Rebel Girls Boundless. “I trace the line work onto whatever surface I’m embroidering on, and then I start ‘coloring it in’ with thread. I just think of it as, you know, tracing and coloring in. Which is like a child’s dream.”

Born in Cape Town, Clough completed her studies in art direction and graphic design at The Red and Yellow School before carving herself a niche in visual art, digital design, and “thing-making.” Her career path is as diverse as her creative interests, having worked in photography, graphic design, and VJing, before fully committing herself to the art of embroiderer.

Her career choice seems to have worked out for the best, with clients that include brands like Gucci, Adobe, and Nike, as well as renowned actress Drew Barrymore; and features in publications like the New York Times and the Evening Standard.

Follow her creative endeavors on Instagram.

The post Danielle Clough Adds a Colorful Twist to the Craft of Embroidery appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I’m always a bit torn between referring to my work as ‘illustration’ or ‘embroidery’, having gone into it with the mindset of an illustrator and having no background in traditional crafts,” she admitted in an interview with Textile Artist. “And yet, I spend too much time playing around with fabric and sewing needles to feel I can entirely say I’m an illustrator – but I like to think that’s what people find interesting about my art, that it is in a space between embroidery and painting.”

“I think I fell in love with the tactile nature of sewing and working with fabric, but I don’t regret any of the hours spent drawing as it informs how I work now,” she says. “I find I get a sense of satisfaction from working with textiles that I never had with 2D mediums.”

Based in York, Giordano has been wholly dedicated to her craft since graduating in 2011, attracting notable clients such as Penguin, Vintage Books, Bloomsbury, and Liberty. Her embroideries, centered around the natural world. are a product of both references as well as her rich imagination.

Working on unbleached calico that she dyes by hand, as well as single strands of sewing thread (either cotton or polyester), Giordano’s designs are drawn onto the fabric with a vanishing fabric marker; with each of her pieces taking anything between one day and several weeks to complete.

It’s a delicate process, and one that requires much patience, but judging by her finished products – her hard work is well worth the effort.

The post The Freehand Needle Paintings of Chloe Giordan appeared first on TettyBetty.

“Embroidery also comes with a lot of baggage,” remarked Kingdom in an interview with Textile Artist. “It has often been dismissed and overlooked; perceived as decorative, a school-girl craft, fussily old-fashioned, small. And that is precisely what attracted me to it.”

Having studied fine art, she began using thread as a sketching tool to pursue both of her greatest passions: embroidery and drawing. “It’s deceptively pretty, unapologetically female, traditional and naive,” says Kingdom, describing the qualities of embroidery. “My work tries to capture murky ideas brewing around in my head, and the evocative nature of figures in stitch better conveys those ideas than other mediums can.”

Using a thread as a sketching tool also allows her to simultaneously honor and undermine the tradition of needlework that came before her. “Embroidery became my own private refuge,” she explains. “The effects of embroidery seemed otherworldly and captured my imagination as the perfect way to explore secret thoughts.”

Take a closer look.

The post Michelle Kingdom’s Embroideries Pull at Our Heartstrings appeared first on TettyBetty.

“Goldwork is an area of embroidery which is sometimes perceived to be somewhat traditional and has many rules,” she added. “To me, a rule of how something must be worked was at some point a new invention itself, and that excites me and keeps me inspired to explore what metal threads can do, without worrying if I am doing it ‘right’.”

Her technique relies on the rich heritage of embroidery, to which she adds her own voice and personality. She also teaches embroidery through workshops, passing on her know-how to others.

But though she’s now fully committed to her craft, there was a time when Newton treated embroidery as a mere hobby. “One day, I showed my stitching to my friend Kathleen who had studied art in London,” she recalled, “and she pointed out that I could actually study embroidery and that it didn’t just have to be a hobby.”

The rest was history.

The post Hanny Newton’s Golden Embroidery Plays with the Light appeared first on TettyBetty.

Born in London, and having moved to Barcelona to complete her master’s in illustration, Menzies currently works together with Abel Reverter, as part of the creative duo known as Cabeza Patata. “I like to find a meaning behind each project and use different techniques and styles to achieve a unique outcome for each of my works,” she writes on her website.

Through embroidery, she discovered the pleasure of committing to a piece of artwork, which requires a great deal of patience. “Embroidery is very analog in our digital world so my tools are the same as those used for centuries,” she writes. “It’s a simple, everyday thing and anyone can have a go!”

Here are some highlights from her Instagram page:

The post Katie Menzies Makes a Case for Embroidery appeared first on TettyBetty.

“Fashion and textiles are interconnected, and this has led to my interest in textile art,” said Gilbertson in an interview with Textile Artist. “I don’t consider myself a textile artist, although I am often defined as such. I’d prefer to be regarded as a contemporary artist who uses textile materials to create art.”

However she wants to define it, the result is equally striking, with her artwork combining wool, spraypaint, and tapestry canvas to create an alternative interpretation of a traditional pastime. “My work has evolved in many directions,” says Gilbertson. “I’ve experimented with color, voids of stitching, ways of framing, methods of stitching and design processes.”

Aside from her artwork, Gilbertson also works as a performance sportswear designer and fashion lecturer. Based in Cambridge, UK, she admits to connecting her work with memories. “All my work contains fond memories, usually of moments in time with family and friends that are captured within the canvas,” she says. “I can usually remember what was going on in my life at the time of stitching a particular work.”

Take a look at some of her embroidered pieces in the gallery below:

The post Artist Reinterprets the Traditional Pastime of Embroidery appeared first on TettyBetty.