Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you - Frank Lloyd Wright
I specialise in bold and colourful hand embroidery with a narrative of nature. Heirlooms that are entirely hand stitched and made from sustainably sourced fabrics and threads.This practise of textiles forms the base for all my work.
I don't want to mimic nature but to use it to search and discover through stitching and stories, individual pieces that sing and show a deep love of plants, animals and birds.
I use the finest of threads, sourced vintage and second hand and each piece I design and hand embroider is a unique and powerful statement.
Based in East Sussex I work in the sunniest room in my rural home and when I'm not stitching I'm dog walking. Why the name? Well I qualified in fine art sculpture but I accidentally found myself falling in love with using textiles and embroidery after my mother gave me some of her embroidery threads.
You can find my work online;
The Crafts Council Directory Of Makers
https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/directory/liz-padgham-major
Handmade In Britain
https://www.handmadeinbritain.co.uk/artist/theaccidentalstitcher/
Thankyou for looking
Liz