Textile Art - Jill Dian Izzard - Textile Artist

I won this with my 'Bettys' Time for Tea panel..... and here is a tiny detail from it...

I stitched this woven piece as a sample for a workshop I held at Hertfordshire branch of the Embroiderers Guild with all my friends - we all had a wonderful time and everyone went home with a piece of work to transform into a bag, pot or panel.... lovely day indeed.

 I enjoyed making this kantha stitched panel from oddments of fabric I found at home, from  our EG SalesTable and Charity shops! Heavily stitched yet a joy to make. Instructions on how to make this panel can be found in Stitch with the Embroiderers' Guild magazine.....published this week January 2015 - Issue 93. Helen's beautiful work can also be seen in the same Issue on page 25  see photo below.... Helen is an expert at Colonial Knots!

This was such a wonderful project to stitch during the gloomy days of winter...bright yellows, oranges and mango colours livened each page. It is huge, very squidgy and fun.... and I made a cotton bag in which to keep it from a vintage traycloth....

...and now The Vessel from the wonderful Lynda Monk Workshop is completed...

After two years of stitching in between studying I finally completed this soft padded book - using old dyed cotton sheets and vintage lace - kantha stitched with pure silk thread...

Very pleased this mammoth layered piece is now completed...I thoroughly enjoyed making it - it was my therapy cloth during my study time with OU in Art History!

I continue to stitch this large panel on a daily basis...all hand stitching as my needle guides me....I add extra scraps of lace and fabric as I stitch....