Runner-up in the National Embroidery Awards 2025.
“Offence” commemorates the 120th anniversary of the start of militant Suffragette action with the initials of 120 imprisoned women. The collar work recreates that on a handkerchief stitched in Holloway Prison by Pankhurst’s “Bold Bad Ones” in 1912.

My Advanced Goldwork “Blond Ambition” is all framed up and ready for for her close up…
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#fashionsky #madonna #jeanpaulgaultier #couture #embroidery

Introducing my new pincushion design “Death by a Thousand Pricks”…
Happy Valentines Day ❤️

#happyvalentinesday #alternativevalentines #galentinesday #royalschoolofneedlework #canvasshading #brokenhearts #pincushion #victorianaesthetic #darkacademia #macabre #handembroidery

I will be one of the Royal School of Needlework alumni exhibiting their embroidery work at the Handstitched Heritage exhibition taking place at the Royal West of England Acadamy Bristol, 16th of May to the 13th of June (that’s me bottom right ☺️).
See Insta @handstitchedheritage for more info ❤️

Today was hand-in day for my advanced Goldwork module and I wasn’t taking any chances. So my tribute to Madonna’s iconic Jean-Paul Gaultier corset is safely ensconced in a padded Hermès box in the hopes the fashion gods are suitably appeased and will reward me with bountiful marks 🙏
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Madonna’s 1990 corset by Jean Paul Gaultier recreated in goldwork embroidery. I just need to finish the lacing and it will be ready for mounting 🪡 🗃️ #fashionsky

My tapestry silk-shading embroidered portrait of Linda Evangelista wearing a Versace ensemble, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier for Vogue magazine, 1991.
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”Death Blowing Bubbles” is my Fine Whitework study of part of the ornamental ceiling of the Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey, Germany. Here Death is depicted blowing bubbles to symbolise the fragility of life, which I think is perfectly reflected in the delicate nature of Whitework 🪡

Over the summer I stitched a collection of Lover’s Eye pieces based on Georgian miniature mourning and sweetheart portraits, using the Tapestry Shading technique often referred to as Needle Painting.
They are currently for sale in my Etsy shop with a 25% discount:
embroiderthetruthuk.etsy.com
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Current WIP - a fine goldwork design I based on John Paul Gautier’s iconic gold corset made for Madonna on her 1990 Blonde Ambition tour. I’m in my final year on the Royal School of Needlework’s Future Tutor Programme and it’s crazy to think this is my last embroidery module before I graduate!

I’m old enough to remember squarials so the name of this app is seriously messing with my mind’s space time continuum.

This blackwork portrait of my dad, “Handsome Devil” will be displayed on the Royal School of Needlework stand at the Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate next week. It took me over 150 hours to complete and won first place in the MrXStitch Student Needlework Prize for Hand Embroidery 2024.

Beta says hi 🐾
Embroidery will follow.
But first, cats.