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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

Picture In A Day

July 3, 2020

An unplanned project – again trying to use up scraps. The flowers and leaves were already cut, left over from previous projects, most of them, but not all, trapped under a layer of net. Base fabric was a piece of wallpaper printed cotton with snipped scraps in places to add some glisten. Not very pleased … More Picture In A Day

Use It Up!

June 29, 2020

In my drive to use up materials that I already have – and not buy anything else – I have turned to the huge collection of off-cuts and left-overs I have saved from finished projects. Mainly bits and pieces that are trimmed away or the odd pieces that are sampled before I begin a big … More Use It Up!