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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 belong to two groups, Creative Stitch and Raw Edge, the latter an exhibiting group.  Jollietextiles is my opportunity to share what I love doing – stitching, painting and drawing.

250DSC01427South West Coastal PathLindsey Suffolk

Drop Cloth Art

March 28, 2020

Whenever I remember I now put a piece of fabric underneath anything I am working on when I am using paints and dyes. It absorbs the wet paints better than paper but also gives me a ready made surface for wiping my fingers or simply taking the excess off a used stencil. Often I use … More Drop Cloth Art

March Book Of The Month – Mosaic

March 28, 2020

Concertina book, with pages made of watercolour paper, painted with brusho before using the recently made mosaic stencil. Acrylic paint with added embossing powder. Cover made with painted mount board, smaller pieces of the watercolour paper collaged on the front in patchwork fashion. Small metal button added, first coloured with alcohol ink.

Xpandaprint

March 23, 2020

Several years ago I made this piece, using a kunin felt substitute called efco polyester felt, which I believe is a German product. I still have some left – in black and white – and have attempted to look it up and see as to its availability. I have found some pre-cut shapes and some … More Xpandaprint