by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jul 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
An artisan is someone who’s skilled, especially when making things by hand. Also called a craftsman or craftswoman, a skilled worker, or historically, a journeyman. Great. What has this to do with embroidery? We’re artisans. As makers, we’ve trained...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Sep 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Aesthetic means giving pleasure through an appreciation of beauty – but how do you create your own aesthetic? Fortunately, the world of textiles and stitch is such an amazing genre to work in for those who value beauty, combining the allure and charm of fabric,...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | May 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
So what are the benefits of taking work-in-progress images? The camera doesn’t lie. If something’s not quite right or if it’s negatively drawing your eye – taking images during the working process may just help pick up these minor issues,...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Apr 17, 2021 | Creativity, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
Things change, fads come and go – that’s simply the nature of the world at large, not just the textile arts. But colours, fabrics and those must-have tools come and eventually quietly go, so what remains? What is the one constant in the art world? For me,...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jan 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
So what does the making of textile or fibre art take – really? Sometimes it takes just one stitch. I know a lot of people think they need a diversity of stitch and techniques to create magical, textural designs, but that’s just not so. And what...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jun 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Toady, I’m jumping straight in with 25 inner-self fuelling, creative propositions: follow your passions – whatever they may be revisit past interests of hobbies listen to your favourite music surround yourself with things your absolutely love make time to...
