Using Open Spaces

I really like to use the contrast between worked areas and space or openness. There is a sense of fragility, precarity and careful balance. I am really fond of lace too because of it’s quality of delicacy and sensitivity.

I remember how excited I was when I discovered that it was possible to make lace from machine embroidery, using watersoluble fabric. I couldn’t believe that it was possible to actually draw using the sewing machine! It was a great moment, as the idea of making lace seemed so beyond reach…

Now it is one of my favourite things to make and I love incorporating transparent materials into it. This, combined with organic patterns and textures, creates a wild as well as well as an ethereal quality, which is also something that enthralls me.