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My name is Elaine Archer and I am interested in all forms of creative embroidery and mixed media.  I enjoy both hand stitching and machine embroidery but particularly like creating textural surfaces for stitch.  I’m also partial to a bit of glitz!  Inspiration comes from the Suffolk countryside where I live but also from the beautiful scenery of Britain’s coastal paths. I have previously been a member of two exhibiting groups, Strands and Raw Edge, but at the moment am enjoying developing my own work. Jollietextiles is my opportunity to share what I love doing – stitching, painting and drawing.

250DSC01427South West Coastal PathLindsey Suffolk

Coastal Path Finds

January 13, 2022

These nine little patches began as a project that I have been thinking about for a long while. Some years ago, at the Knitting and Stitching Show, I had admired a collection of mini textile pieces, each individually framed on a large wall space. There must have been between fifty and a hundred small pieces, … More Coastal Path Finds

Seahorse

December 30, 2021

I started this seahorse about a year ago when I had bought a fabric remnant depicting lovely fifties style seaweeds and plants. Rather an odd colour scheme but I really liked the plant images and it was a bargain! The idea of the seahorse came about as I have several very large vintage embroidery transfers … More Seahorse