Less is more. But sometimes more is better. Don’t you think? If so, try the links below.
http://deryaerkan.blogspot.com/ About textile design and designers, quite a help. By Derya Erkan.
https://embellishedtalk.com, to explore and continue to learn about textiles through the professional and personal stories of interesting people, artists and designers. By textiles designer Rebeckah Kemi Apara.
http://www.embroiderersguild.com International platform for textile- and stitched art. With membership access to more information.
https://eac.ca/eng Embroiderers Guild in Canada.
http://www.fiberartinternational.org Exhibition of contemporary fiber art, situated in USA.
http://www.TextileArtist.org or https://www.facebook.com/TextileArtist.org Lots of interviews with textile artists telling about their work.
https://rosajhberlandartconsultant.com/ What a pleasure, a blog about all beautiful things in life. Photographs, paintings, landscapes, books and… embroidery. By Rosa J.H. Berland.
https://www.treeofneedlework.nl Kind of an encyclopedia about embroidery courses, books, expositions, events and travels. Written in Dutch. By Majo van der Woude.
Artists’s Websites
For more arty & embroidered pleasure see the textile- and embroidery artists below.
Dutch artists
Sanne Bax, www.sannebax.com, textile artist
Marielle van den Bergh, www.mariellevandenbergh.eu
Marjolein Burbank, www.marjoleinburbank.weebly.com textile artist
Barbara Broekman, www.barbarabroekman.nl, art based on textile patterns and techniques
Malou Busser, www.maloubusser.nl
Marian Bijlenga, www.marianbijlenga.tumblr.com, drawing in space by using textiles
Tom van Deijnen, www.tomofholland.com
Alexandra Drenth, www.alexandradrenth.nl, modern embroidery back to the future
Willemijn de Greef, http://willemijndegreef.nl, textile jewellery
Tessa van Helden, www.tessavanhelden.com, hand embroidered portraits
Ton of Holland, www.tonofholland.nl, embroidered paintings
Hella van t Hof, www.hellavanthof.kunstinzicht.nl, embroidered portrait photographs
Martine van ‘t Hul, www.martinevanthul.com, designer of embroidery art
Joke Lunsing, www.jokelunsing.com
Cherilyn Martin, www.cherilynmartin.com
Lavina Ngoesmin, www.outsiderartmuseum.nl
Nijenhuis, www.paulinenijenhuis.com, embroidered paintings
Karola Pezzaro, www.karolapezzaro.nl, embroidery artist
Rafael Rozendaal, https://www.artsy.net/artist/rafael-rozendaal, woven screenshots of webpages
Rob Scholte, www.robscholtemuseum.nl, Embroidery Show
Tilleke Schwartz, www.tillekeschwarz.com
Hinke Shreuders, stitched pieces on paper and photographs, www.sudsandsoda.com
Hagar Vardimon, www.hagarvardimon.com, embroidered photo’s
Irene Vinkenburg, http://www.irenevinkenburg.nl, textile artist, textile installations
Artists rest world
Jenny Adin-Christie, freelance embroidery specialist (UK), www.jennyadin-christieembroidery.com
Faigh Ahmed, www.faighahmed.com, contemporary tapestries (Azerbaijan / USA)
Celia Jayi, www.celiajayi.com, creator of hand beaded three dimensional wall art
Jocelyn Allen, www.jocelynallen.co.uk , photo portraits made with yarn (UK)
Zuzana Alikova, www.zuzanalalikova.com (UK), embroidery super-sized
Maria Aparicio Puentes, www.mariaaparicipuentes.com, embroidered photographs (Brasil)
Karen Barbe, www.karenbarbe.com, colour confident stitching (UK)
Caroline Bartlett, embroidered objects, www.carolinebartlett.co.uk(UK)
Paula Bartnik, www.paulabartnikdesigns.com (Poland)
Vanessa Barragao (Portugal), www.vanessabarragao.com, artisanal techniques and wasted yarns from the industry to produce textiles inspired by coral reefs
Gillian Bates, embroidered sketches of quirkiness of British life, esp. seaside towns, www.gillian-bates.com (UK)
Jan Beany, www.double-trouble-ent.com
Ellen Bell, www.ellenbell.co.uk, performance art & embroidery (UK)
Sarah K. Benning, www.sarahkbenning, contemporary embroidery (USA)
Ian Berry, www.ianberry.org (UK), embroidered artworks in denim
Janet Bolton, www.janetbolton.com
Leigh Bowser, machine-stitched portraits, www.leighlalovesyou.tumblr.com (UK)
Caroline Broadhead, www.carolinebroadhead.com, fine and applied arts (UK)
Hazel Bruce, www.62group.org.uk, textile artist and educator (UK)
Nigel Cheney, www.nigelcheney.com, www.nigelcheney.blogspot.com(Ireland)
Julie Chase, www.openstudiocatskil.com-julie-chase, embroidered vintage photographs
Julie Cockburn, www.juliecockburn.com, embroidered photographs
Rachel Coleman, mixed-media stitched drawings www.rachelcolemandesigns.co.uk (UK)
Kathryn Coulter, large scale embroidery textiles, www.kc3288.wixsite.com/kathryncoulter
www.craftscouncil.org.uk, agency for development for contemporary crafts
Peter Crawley, www.petercrawley.org.uk, Stitched illustrations & design (UK)
Andrea Creyer, draws with thread to create unique portraits and landscapes, https://www.saatchiart.com/account/profile/1041082
Cathy Cullis, figurative stitched drawings and mixed-media art, www.cathycullis.blogspot.co.uk (UK)
Naseem Darby, works on water-soluble fabric, www.naseemdarby.com(UK)
Jean Draper, www.textilestudygroup.co.uk (UK), three dimensional structures combining nature with yarn
Stewart Francis Easton, illustrator & embroiderer, www.stewardeaston.net, Zen and the art of embroidery
Hilary Ellis, www.hilaryellis.co.uk repetition, replication in embroidery
www.embroiderersguild.com (UK)
Erin Endicott (USA), soft sculpture by stitching and drawing onto found objects, www.textileartist.org/erin-endicott-interview-contemporary-embroidery
Adrian Esparza (Mexico), geomatrical patterns of yarn, www.taubertcontemporary.com/artiss/adrian-esparza
Per Fhager, embroidery games, www.steneprojects.se/Per-Fhager
Kristine Fornes, embroiderer – illustrator (Norway)
Tina Francis, www.tinafrancis.co.uk, Bargello embroidery art
Coco Fronsac, www.cocofronsac.com, embroidered photographic portraits
Caren Garfen, www.carengarfen.com, embroidered artworks about gender politics and women’s’ issues
Emily Jo Gibbs, www.emilyjogibbs.co.uk, uses traditional techniques in a modern way
James Gladwell, http://www.pallant.org.uk/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/2017/james-gladwell–the-dreams, Imaginative needlework (UK)
Lucas Grogan, www.lucasgrogan.com (Australia), graphic, monochromatic embroidered artworks
Paddy Hartley, www.paddyhartley.com, textile art based on theme in the past
Joanne Haywood, www.joannehaywood.co.uk, emboidered and crocheted jewellery (UK)
Karen Henderson,
www.karenhendersonfiber.com, embroidered contemporary landscapes (UK)
Tom Hickman, www.tomhickman.org.uk, high relief stumpwork embroidery
Sheila Hicks, www.sheilahicks.com (USA), textile artist
Alison Holt, www.alisonholt.com (UK)
Nigel Hurlstone (UK), machine embroidery portraits, www.art.mmu.ac.uk/profile/nhurlstone
Swati Kalsi, www.swatikalsi.com, textile designer (India)
Anne Kelly, www.annekellytextiles.com, embroidered collages (UK)
Sorrell Kerrison, www.sorrellkerrison.com, textile multimedia artist working in embroidery, print & other tactile formats, e.g. embroidered portraits (UK)
Alice Kettle, www.alicekettle.co.uk, huge artwork with treads (UK)
Alison King, painting with stitch of Scottisch landscape, (UK)
www.textilestudygroup.co.uk/members/alison-king
Daniel Kornrumpf, www.danielkornrumpf.com , Contemporary portraits (USA)
Debbie Lyddon, www.debbielyddon.co.uk, mixed media cloths, sculpture, installation and drawing exploring landscape and place (UK)
Maricor / Maricar, embroidery design studio, www.maricormaricar.com (AU)
Mafalda Z Mendes, www.mafaldamendes.wordpress.com
Shannon Mccuster, deconstructed garment (Ireland)
Annette Messager, visual artist (France), www.artsy.net/artist/annette-messager
Rosemary Milner, stitched drawings of animals on vintage fabrics, www.rosemary-milner.co.uk
Anne Morrell, www.annemorrell.com , writer author and professor in textiles
May Morris, 1862-1938, embroidery designer, http://www.artsandcraftsmuseum.org.uk
Janet Morton, www.paulpetro.com/artists/50-Janet-Morton, knitted and embroidered works (Canada)
Kerry Napier, textile samples for high end fashion, www.instagram.com/kerrystextileblog
Nadia Nizamudin, artist in combinations of paintings and embroidery (Malasia)
Fleur Oakes, lacemaking and raised embroidery, www.fleuroakes.com
Jose Omussi, www.joseomussie.com, combines black and white photographs with colorful embroidery (Germany)
Stacy Page, www.staceypage.co.uk, photo portraits with yarn (UK)
Liz Payne, www.lizpayne.com, joyousely embroidered artwork
Mandy Pattullo, www.mandypattullo.co.uk , collage style made pieces, patchwork, applique and hand stritching
Joyce Petschek, www.bargelloarts.com, art based on Bargello stitch (UK, Italy)
Harriet Popham, www.harrietpopham.com, illustrative textile designs (UK)
Paula do Prado, www.pauladoprado.net contemporary artist predominantly working with textiles (Australia)
Prism, www.prismtextiles.co.uk, international exhibiting group in textiles and fine art (UK, London)
Jacky Puzy, ww.jackypuzy.com, digital embroidery for interiors and fashion
Harriet Riddle, www.uharts.com, pedal powered embroidery (UK)
Ruth Singer, www.ruthsinger.com, stitching as an act of remembrance and solace (UK)
Nettie Rowsell, www.nettierowsell.com, stitched portraits (UK)
Nike Schroeder, fine-art stitched figurative drawings with loose threads, www.nikeschroder.com
Carol Shinn, www.carolshinn.com, photo-based machine-stitched images (USA)
Sumakshi Singh, www.sumakshi.com (India) embroidered installations and multi media
Shona Skinner, www.shonaskinner.com (Shetland), free machine embroidery
Julia Sorrell, www.juliasorrell.com , embroidered objects,(UK)
Ditte Sorensen, www.madstitch.com (Denmark), textile artist, machine embroidery
Sue Stone, http://womanwithafish.com, (UK), stitched portraits
Sophie Strong, dynamic stitched images taken form newspapers, www.sophiestrong.co.uk (UK)
Maxine Sutton, www.maxinesutton.com, Handmade objects for the household
Jane Theau, www.janethaugh.com, contemporary human figures
Emily Tull, hand embroidered portraits, www.emilytull.co.uk
Lisa Vaughant (UK), www.lisavaughanthomas.co.uk, bespoke embroidery for interiors
Avinash Veeraraghavan, www.www.galaryske.com, collage like embroideries
Richard Mc Vetis, www.richardmcvetis.co.uk, embroidered objects (UK)
Gil de Vloo, www.gildevloo.com, textile artist, also workshops
Audrey Walker (UK), http://www.62group.org.uk/artist/audrey-walker-2/
Kate Well, www.katewellsartist.co.uk, fine work of the natural world inspired by poetry
Rhiannon Williams, www.orielmyrddinggallery.co.uk, figurative textiles
Rosalind Wyatt, www.rosalindwyayt.com, stitched handwriting
Takashi Wasabi, www.takashiiwasaki.info
Maria Wigley, stitched texts, www.mariawigley.co.uk (UK)
Amanda Wright, embroidered portraits, www.amandawrightextiles.co.uk, passion for surface of textiles
Jessica Wohl, www.jessicawohl.com, sewn drawings (USA)
Meredith Woolnough, visual artist, openwork compositions of knotted embroidery threads, www.meredithwoolnough.com.au
Jiseon Yoon, www.craicam.com/about-joon-ji-seon (Korea), contemporary
Melissa Zexter, www.melissazexter.com, embroidered photographs (USA)