Alex Hall: Textile Artist & Tutor
Today on the Stitchery Stories embroidery and textile art podcast, Alex Hall shares her life in fabric & thread. Alex is a textile artist who has recently transitioned from her 30 year primary school teaching career into the adventure of creating her own business following her passion for textile art and creativity.
Alex loves experimenting and discovering and trying out new stitches and techniques. She also creates inventive ways of using found objects, and using stuff other people throw away.
Susan Weeks chats with Alex about:
Using iron on transfers and a stitch book to teach herself embroidery A delight in trying out new and varied stitches Does everything have to be finished? Teaching naughty boys bullion knots! The textile inspiration within The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The rich learning from distressed alliumsand much more...
For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Examples of Alex's work at https://stitcherystories.com/alexhall
Follow the Stitchery Stories Instagram channel at: https://www.instagram.com/stitcherystories_podcast/
Visit: http://underatopazsky.wordpress.com
Shop: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Underatopazsky
Email: ahall2410@aol.com
Other guests mentioned: Alison Larkin & Chris Gray
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