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Hand Embroidery Episodes

June 22, 2025

Hattie McGill - Cinematic Goldwork Part 2 [NX095]

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Hattie McGill. Hattie is an embroidery artist and costume specialist whose goldwork has graced screens from Doctor Strange to Bridgerton. In this second part, Hattie talks about pivoting her practice during the pandemic by launching a series of gol…

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June 15, 2025

Hattie McGill - Cinematic Goldwork [NX094]

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Hattie McGill . Hattie is an embroidery artist and costume specialist whose goldwork has graced screens from Doctor Strange to Bridgerton. In this first part, we explore Hattie’s t...

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June 8, 2025

Niamh Wimperis - Arts & Crafts & Business Part 2 [NX093]

Niamh Wimperis is an embroidery artist and craft entrepreneur known for blending personal experience with traditional needlework techniques.

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June 1, 2025

Niamh Wimperis - Arts & Crafts & Business [NX092]

Niamh Wimperis is an embroidery artist and craft entrepreneur known for blending personal experience with traditional needlework techniques.

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May 25, 2025

Bren Ahearn - Needlework as Witness Part 2 [NX091]

Bren Ahearn is a needlework artist using samplers to unpack masculinity, memory and social conditioning.

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May 18, 2025

Bren Ahearn - Needlework as Witness [NX090]

Bren Ahearn is a needlework artist using samplers to unpack masculinity, memory and social conditioning.

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May 11, 2025

Owen Kelly - Stitching In His Genes Part 2 [NX089]

Owen Kelly is a fifth-generation embroiderer whose vivid, hand-stitched works blend folk art, cultural symbolism, and personal narrative

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May 4, 2025

Owen Kelly - Stitching In His Genes [NX088]

Owen Kelly is a fifth-generation embroiderer whose vivid, hand-stitched works blend folk art, cultural symbolism, and personal narrative

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April 27, 2025

Stephanie Kelly Clark - Life Is Art Part 2 [NX087]

Stephanie Kelly Clark is an embroidery artist who turns the quiet beauty of life into stitched stories.

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April 20, 2025

Stephanie Kelly Clark - Life Is Art [NX086]

Stephanie Kelly Clark is an embroidery artist who turns the quiet beauty of life into stitched stories.

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April 13, 2025

Neil Twist - An Ad Hoc Conversation Part 2 [NX085]

Neil Twist is an academic and emerging needleworker.

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April 6, 2025

Neil Twist - An ad hoc conversation [NX084]

Neil Twist is an academic and emerging needleworker.

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March 9, 2025

Vanessa Marr - Domestic Dusters Part 2 [NX080]

Vanessa Marr is an artist and lecturer whose work explores the invisible labour of women through textiles.

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March 3, 2025

Vanessa Marr - Domestic Dusters [NX079]

Vanessa Marr is an artist and lecturer whose work explores the invisible labour of women through textiles.

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Jan. 13, 2025

Betsy Greer - Godmother of Craftivism Part 2 [NX072]

Betsy Greer is a writer, speaker and advocate for the benefits of craft as a tool for change.

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Jan. 6, 2025

Betsy Greer - Godmother of Craftivism [NX071]

Betsy Greer is a writer, speaker and advocate for the benefits of craft as a tool for change.

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Oct. 21, 2024

Michelle Kingdom - The Handmade Tales Part 2 [NX062]

Michelle Kingdom is a Californian embroidery artist whose wistful work delivers dark delight.

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Oct. 14, 2024

Michelle Kingdom - The Handmade Tales [NX061]

Michelle Kingdom is a Californian embroidery artist whose wistful work delivers dark delight.

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Sept. 23, 2024

Diane Meyer - Re:Presentations of the Past Part 2 [NX058]

Diane Meyer is an embroidery artist whose cross stitched work obfuscates the present to explore the past.

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Sept. 16, 2024

Diane Meyer - Re:Presentations of the Past [NX057]

Diane Meyer is an embroidery artist whose work obfuscates the present to explore the past.

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Sept. 9, 2024

Diana Weymar - Pricks of Inspiration Part 2 [NX056]

Diana Weymar is an embroidery artist and curator, and founder of the Tiny Pricks project.

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Sept. 2, 2024

Diana Weymar - Pricks of Inspiration [NX055]

Diana Weymar is an embroidery artist and curator, and founder of the Tiny Pricks project.

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Aug. 26, 2024

Dr Susan Kay-Williams - A Unique Perspective Part 2 [NX054]

Dr Susan Kay-Williams was the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework from 2007 to 2024.

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Aug. 19, 2024

Dr Susan Kay-Williams - A Unique Perspective [NX053]

Dr Susan Kay-Williams was the Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework from 2007 to 2024.

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