Patiently ‘Painting’ With Thread

Patiently ‘Painting’ With Thread
"Hyde Park Parakeets," 2021, by Susannah Weiland. Pencil drawing printed onto cotton-silk fabric and hand embroidered with matte, silk, and metallic fine machine embroidery threads. Framed: 18.1 inches by 13.4 inches. Susannah Weiland
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London’s the last place you’d think of when looking at hand embroidery artist Susannah Weiland’s homeware designs. Hummingbirds hover between orchids and angel trumpet flowers, peacocks pose among pagodas and park benches, and brightly colored frogs leap between lily pads and giant lotuses.

"Multi Hummingbirds" cushions, 2017, by Susannah Weiland. Hand embroidered, one-of-a-kind cushions. Pencil drawing printed onto cotton sateen; color hand-stitched with matte, silk, and metallic fine machine embroidery threads and seed beads; black velvet back and piping. (Susannah Weiland)
"Multi Hummingbirds" cushions, 2017, by Susannah Weiland. Hand embroidered, one-of-a-kind cushions. Pencil drawing printed onto cotton sateen; color hand-stitched with matte, silk, and metallic fine machine embroidery threads and seed beads; black velvet back and piping. Susannah Weiland
Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
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