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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

Peony

May 21, 2022

I spent a happy hour or so painting the centre of a beautiful peony flower I’d been given recently. There is currently a great free project on Este Macleod’s site, which took you through the stages of making this circular design. I wasn’t sure about using the Payne’s Grey colour as the background but I’m … More Peony

Vegetable Printing

May 16, 2022

Just a pretty picture, printing with potatoes (pebbles) and carrots (flowers). The background is spayed brusho and the navy that looks like seaweed is acrylic ink, blobbed, blown with a straw and then spritzed with water. Clearer in the picture below.

Mystery Guest

May 13, 2022

Last Wednesday, at Textiles In The Garden, I was talking to a visitor about embedding an organza wheel into glass! I took down the email of the lady in question, in order to email instructions about how to go about sewing such a wheel. Unfortunately, I lost the email address during our clearing up, thought … More Mystery Guest