by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 20, 2024 | Creativity, Inspiration
I’ve just recorded an episode podcast for my Stitch Safari on ‘Colour in Embroidery’. As this topic is so important, I thought I’d write about it here too. What amazes me is that with all the whizz-bang theory, tools and technology, people are...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 12, 2024 | Creativity, Inspiration
It doesn’t take much, I can tell you, to enthuse me to create a new piece of work. Colour, a simple idea, a piece of beautiful fabric or threads, unusual embellishments, or a combination, it doesn’t matter. What matters is creating and enthusiasm. I like...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 5, 2024 | Inspiration
As an exhibiting textile artist, I sometimes find that life can be overwhelming. And by life, I’m including my private, family, and professional life in this often jumbled mix. So as my home has to continue to function, regardless of what I have going on in my...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Dec 15, 2023 | Creativity, Inspiration
Happy Christmas 2023 to all who read and subscribe to my weekly blog. I appreciate that you’re here, so I’d like to give a little something back. Have you given Canvas Work a go? Canvas work is a form of counted thread embroidery, worked on open weave...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Dec 8, 2023 | Creativity, Inspiration
When you have an idea for a theme and that urge to stitch grabs hold, you just have to follow your inspiration. And that’s exactly what I did with this small series based very loosely on Wildflowers. I wanted to capture the essence of wildness, freedom, pattern...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Nov 10, 2023 | Creativity, Inspiration
Yes, I’m old school. I love working with paper. Collage, paint, drawing, and design, you name it, I love it. But, have you actually used it to stitch into? Yes, it can be done, quite easily, surprisingly, with a history of punched paper designs that were quite...
