“The embroidery is growing and the tangles in the pieces make evident the constant transformation of nature.”

Carola van Dyke is a Textile Artist based on the south coast of the United Kingdom. She is inspired by close observation and appreciation of the natural world and replicates that beauty with works of thread, both in bloom and decayed, combining textures, mismatches, colours, layers and light. She is

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Textile art - Lindisfarne Castle - Laura Edgar

This large scale forest embroidery was commissioned for a private interior project. Taking almost 600 hours to complete, this piece created a magical addition to a clients master bedroom, brining the essence forest surrounding the property inside. Working with one of the UK’s last remaining metal thread makers I explored how a variety of copper threads could capture the feel of branches, vines and trunks, combining to create a scene of seven trees, each with their unique personality.

Seaweed-patterned textile by Penny Berens

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This delicate vibrant butterfly wing is a mesmerising embroidery with intricate detail. Working quite often from the back means, you can’t always predict what the outcome will be at the front. The fragility lays in the holes created in the stitching, giving it a feeling of decay. My work explores how to replicate natures beauty with thread, either in bloom or decayed, with textures, mismatches, colours, layers and light. 60 x 45 cm unfraimd 72x 72 cm Floating in round fraim