Hand Embroidery Episodes

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Kirstie McLeod. Kirstie is a textile artist whose career has spanned performance installations, couture wedding dresses, and large-scale garments that test the limits of fabric and endurance. Kirstie is the artist behind the Red Dress, a 13-year global collaboration of 380 embroiderers from 51 countries. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:30 - The Stories Behind the Wearers 00:07:48 - The Calico Garment Initiative 00:18:13 - The Emotional...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Kirstie McLeod. Kirstie is a textile artist whose career has spanned performance installations, couture wedding dresses, and large-scale garments that test the limits of fabric and endurance. In 2009 Kirstie launched The Red Dress embroidery project, something that has become far greater than anyone could have anticipated. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:07:00 - The Evolution of the Red Dress Project 00:12:23 - The Impact of Collaboration ...

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 goldwork embroidery kits, balancing studio life with film commissions, and the joys - and realities - of working in the embroidery industry today. She also shares what fuels her creativity, from gothic novels to Manchester’s indie music scene.

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 training at the Royal School of Needlework, her unexpected leap from furniture restoration into embroidery, and the behind-the-scenes craftsmanship that goes into cinematic costume design. For another artist whose embroidery skills are Royal School of Needlework approved, c...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Neil Twist is an academic and emerging needleworker.

Neil Twist is an academic and emerging needleworker.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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