EMBROIDERY GALLERY
Scroll down to see examples of abstract, portrait, landscape and creature embroideries.
Hover over the image to see a the title and description.
Tree Line
Coppice of trees stitched with a combination of free machine embroidery techniques.
Rustic Sheep
Free Machine embroidery project from my book. Mixed thread including cotton, rayon and wool cobine to create the texture of the fleece.
Knight Errant
Free machine embroidery on canvas of an imaginary fairy tale character "as the wind swept his heart away he knew"
Summer Cornfield
Machine embroidery on a painted backround fabric. A step by step project from my book. SOLD
This embroidery is available as a printed greeting card.
Lady B
Free Machine embroidery on silk roving appliqed to calico. Lady B is one of the first faces stitched by Claire
Bluebell Dreams
This embroidery is a mixture of imaginary and realistic landscape. The leaves and bluebells are created with loose tension bobbin embroidery.
A Robin is not just for Christmas
A combination of free motion embroidery and digitized embroidery. Machine stitch and trapunto quilting add form to the body.
This embroidery is available as a printed greeting card.
Velvet Cushion
The surace of the velvet is decorated with snips of yarn and thread. They have been secured with a machine embroidery stitch called vermicelli.
Autumn Wood
A combination of free machine embroidery and simple hand stitches.
This embroidery is available as a printed greeting card.
Robin in the Snow
This robin is part of a project in my book. After completion claire felt the background was dull so she handpainted into the embroidery and background fabric.
This embroidery is avaiable as a printed greeting card.
Tudor Rose
This layered soldered embroidery decorates an evening bag.
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Treasurers purse
Detail of an embroidery created for a competition to celebrate 100 years of the WI. It has probably been seen by the Queen.
Snow Princess
Fantasy embroidery before frozen was a thing. Free machine embroidery on canvas with hand stitched details.
This embroidery is available as a printed greeting card.
Icarus and Medusa
This design originated as an etching at college. Here it is created in free machine embroidery.
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English Riviera
This embroidery is a step by step project from my book. It is stitched onto satin lining fabric, metallic lame and cotton fabric.
SOLD
This embroidery is available as a printed greeting card.
Sunlit bluebell wood
This version of the bluebell wood has hand embroidered leaves. Painted detail to add shadows to the tree trunks.
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Dragon Fly
Machine embroidery and applique on a painted background. This dragonfly is stitched with metallic thread, the wings have a layer of angelina film for iridescent sparkle.
Summer of love
Claire's humour shines in this free machine embroidery. It is stitched onto linen canvas. Hand painted background.
This embroidery is available as a printed greeting card.
Through the garden gate
Mix of machine embroidery, yarn snips and a hand painted background.
SOLD
My Dog
Machine embroidery of My pet dog Candy. Her brindle coat was fun to stitch.
Work In progress
This embroidery is unfinished. Claire does not want to spoil this beautiful face.
Bluebell wood
Free machine embroidery using loose bobbin techniques and fabric snips. This embroidery is a project in my book.
SOLD
This embroidery is available as a printed greeting card.
Summer Poppy Field
Machine embroidery on wool scraps. Hand painted sky.
This embroidery is available as a printed greeting card.
