Crewel Animal Portraits by Hazel Blomkamp Pleater Needles In Her First Two Doodle

In Her First Two Doodle Stitching Books

Her favourite pair

and its relevance to the contemporary sewer

It was inspired by a sampler on exhibition in the UK which included a village called "Summerhill"

Crewel Animal Portraits by Hazel Blomkamp Pleater Needles In Her First Two DoodleIn this fifth title in Hazel Blomkamp's series on crewel embroidery with a twist, the focus is on animal portraits. 'Crewel Animal Portraits' is a celebration of Hazel's signature techniques: a wide variety of surface crewel stitches, some of which are brand new, and many with a different take, or different ways of combining stitches to make them more interesting. Also included are needle lace techniques used as embroidery stitches, loom weaving