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Embellishment

Explore the art of embellishment, enhancing textiles with beads, sequins, and decorative elements for added interest and texture.

            Emma Pannell: Stitching on a tin can

            Artist interview

            A golden metal plate with colourful embroidered flowers.

            Robin McCarthy: Wired for stitch

            Artist interview

            A close up of a stitched, abstract artwork of a magnolia.

            Shervone Neckles: Textile tastes of the Caribbean

            Artist interview

            A close-up detail of a pair of purple shoes on an artwork made from paper and cotton

            Beatrice Mayfield: Queen of beads

            Artist interview

            Beatrice Mayfield

            Lauren Austin: Black girl quiltist

            Artist interview

            Lauren Austin

            Textile art books: Culturally stitching

            Stitch picks

            Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo

            Pallavi Padukone: Fragrant threads

            Artist interview

            Pallavi Padukone

            Bryony Rose Jennings: Storyland stitching

            Artist interview

            Bryony Rose Jennings

            Elisabeth Rutt: Patterns of land & sky

            Artist interview

            Elisabeth Rutt

            Angie Hughes: The curious maker

            Artist interview

            Angie Hughes