by Cathy Jack Coupland | Mar 4, 2022 | Creativity, Inspiration
Good old Buttonhole stitch. It must be among one of the first decorative stitches I learned. It’s uber versatile and yet so easy to work, creating a wonderfully restorative, relaxing rhythm as you stitch. I really don’t want to get too deep into the...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Feb 25, 2022 | Creativity, Inspiration
What is it about beads? I find them so beautiful and the process of working with them is so very meditative and relaxing. They’ve been around for thousands of years, yet they’re still popular – and so they should be. Beads now come in over 50...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Feb 4, 2022 | Inspiration
I know you all know by now I host a Podcast called Stitch Safari. But do you know just how much subtle influence all that research into the show is having on my work? Apart from the fact that I actually read books now – as opposed to just looking at all the...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 28, 2022 | Books, Inspiration
It’s no secret I love books. So when I come across a publication that absorbed my interest the way this one has, I just have to share. Trace, The Embroidered Art of Michele Carragher, published by Search Press in 2021, is possibly one of the most engrossing...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 21, 2022 | Creativity, Inspiration
Regardless of how we work as Textile Artists, we should always be asking ourselves that hugely important question, ‘what if? Normally routine and process-driven, my own work usually involves taking lots of images then distilling parts I find interesting into new...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 14, 2022 | Books, Creativity, Inspiration, Process
Over the last ten to fifteen years, there’s been a plethora of ‘how to’ books revolving around the area of what I disparagingly call, Slash and Burn embroidery. And honestly, very few have appealed to me – at all – until now. Waiting for...
