Episodes

  • Artist Interview - Victoria Merness

    Artist Interview - Victoria Merness
    Jun 17 2026

    Victoria is a qualified artist and educator, holding an MA in Contemporary Fine Art and a Masters-level PGCE in Art and Creative Practice. Since 2021, she has been teaching through her own creative business, Little House of Victoria, where she shares her passion for textiles and storytelling.

    You may recognise Victoria from her embroidery kit demonstrations on Sewing Street, and previously Hochanda, where her distinctive style has reached a wide audience of makers.

    Her work sits within the Folk Art tradition, often inspired by vintage photography and personal narratives. Combining embroidery with mixed media, Victoria brings together printmaking, painting and drawing to create richly layered textile pieces.

    Based at Woodend Mill in Mossley, a historic cotton mill nestled in the Saddleworth hills near Manchester, her practice is deeply connected to the heritage of textiles and place.

    Website:

    https://www.littlehouseofvictoria.com/

    Instagram:

    https://www.instagram.com/littlehouseofvictoria/

    Facebook:

    https://www.facebook.com/littlehouseofvictoria

    School of Stitched Textiles

    https://www.sofst.org/
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    59 mins
  • Artist Interview - Murron Fraser

    Artist Interview - Murron Fraser
    May 20 2026

    Murron delves into the connection between nature, folklore and storytelling. Inspired by the hidden depths of the natural world and the narratives with it, she creates intuitive textile artworks that seamlessly blend nature and narrative into visual storytelling.

    Her practice is grounded in curiosity and observation, aiming to ignite a spark of connection, glimmers and wonder in the viewer. Murron explores a diverse range of textile techniques, including machine embroidery, printmaking and hand-applied processes. Colour, texture and symbolism are central to her style.

    As a qualified teacher, Murron is passionate about sharing her skills and empowering others to discover their creativity. She actively delivers community arts projects and offers her own artist-led workshops and creative experiences.

    LINKS

    Website - https://www.textilesbymurron.com/

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/textiles_by_murron/

    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/textilesbymurron/

    Newsletter - https://www.textilesbymurron.com/newsletter

    SST Courses https://www.sofst.org/
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Artist Interview - Sarah Simi Nudinits

    Artist Interview - Sarah Simi Nudinits
    Apr 15 2026

    Sarah was taught how to knit by her mum when she was eight and was then forever knitting jumpers, cuddly Clangers and even an outfit for her guinea pig that it sensibly refused to wear. After working as a stylist, writer and designer for many years, an idea formulated in Sarah's mind for a knitted village full of eccentric British characters - a misspent childhood watching Thunderbirds and Carry On Films may have contributed to this. At first the village was more of a traditional affair but after reading an article about free hiking (hiking in the nude) Sarah's villagers lost their clothes and nudinits was born.

    Sarah then collaborated with animator Ed Hartwell to make her first film, 'Tickled Pink' which went on to win a Best Comedy and a Best Animation award and nudinits have never looked back. They've now become an online hit with further films, awards and lots of nudinit products to enjoy including books with knitting patterns for the much loved characters and their accessories.

    View her work:https://www.sofst.org/from-knitting-to-stop-motion-the-playful-world-of-sarah-simi/

    Together Sarah and Ed now run Woollyvision, a stop-motion animation company in London which specialises in making animation with wool, fabric and felt. Their films are multi-award winning and have been shown at film festivals around the world.

    The website is www.nudinits.com

    Woolly Vision is www.woollyvision.com

    @nudinits on all social media.

    School of Stitched Textiles https://www.sofst.org/
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Student Interview - Holly Jackson

    Student Interview - Holly Jackson
    Mar 25 2026

    Today Gail is joined by Holly Jackson, a mixed media textile artist based on a tiny island in the Chesapeake Bay, living and working from a fisherman’s cottage dating back to 1870.

    Holly combines traditional stumpwork techniques with contemporary narratives and an interest in lost people and places. Her work has been featured on Fiber Talk, Stitchery Stories, and in All Stitched Up, and she exhibits regularly along the east coast of the United States.

    Already an exhibiting artist, Holly chose to undertake Stumpwork Stage 2 with the School of Stitched Textiles and is now progressing through our Master Practitioner programme.

    In this episode, we explore what structured, assessed study looks like from an American perspective — particularly given that City & Guilds qualifications are not a typical pathway for textile artists in the US.

    We talk about:

    • why she chose formal study when she was already exhibiting

    • what assessment and tutor feedback actually feel like

    • how her work evolved through the programme

    • whether studying remotely from the US presents any real barriers

    • and what she would say to other American textile artists who are curious but unsure.

    Links

    IG: @flossinginthemoonlight

    Website: https://flossinginthemoonlight.com

    School of Stitched Textiles https://www.sofst.org/
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    42 mins
  • Artist Interview - Wen Redmond

    Artist Interview - Wen Redmond
    Mar 11 2026
    “Making my art allows me to tap into levels of perception, becoming more aware, more conscious, & more grateful. I’ve loved photography my entire life. This brings a tender sensitivity to one’s surroundings. I make the art then the art makes me.”New England’s internationally recognized artist, Wen Redmond’s fascination with photography finds expression through printing original manipulated photographs directly onto created mixed media substrates, and specially treated natural fibers to craft unique photographic textural constructions. Imaginative presentations add to the pioneering innovations and giving her work edge. Every work generates an artistic tension, followed by the excitement of the actual creation of the work. A dialogue is started, and the work becomes real. She calls this work, Digital Mixed Media. Redmond’s work has been exhibited in major internationally recognized exhibitions, including Quilt National, Visions Museum CA, SAQA’s International Exhibit’s, Fiberart International, Fantastic Fibers, Quilts=Art=Quilts, Intersect Chicago, Excellence In Fibers, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, Art Quilt Elements, New Legacies, World of Threads, CA among other juried, invitational and solo exhibitions. Her work has won awards at New Legacies CO, Fiber Arts IX, Sebastopol, CA, Maryland Federation of Art, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC , Fantastic Fibers and Visions Art Museum’s Quilt Japan Award among others. She has appeared on Quilting Arts TV, produced Interweave DVD Workshops and made an appearance on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims in 2025. Her work has traveled the US, UK, Europe, Japan, and Australia, and is part of the permanent collections of Marbaum at San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, CA, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC, New England Quilt Museum, and private collections. She has been featured in numerous magazines and books including her own published books, Digital Fiber Art and Mixed Media Masterpiece and Explorations with Collage- Merging Photographs, Paper and Fiber with Schiffer Publishing. She currently splits her time between North Carolina and New Hampshire.School of Stitched Textiles' website https://www.sofst.org/Wen's Site and contact details.Website http://www.wenredmond.com/ BOOKS- Explorations with Collage! Merging Photographs, Paper & Fiber and Digital Fiber Art: Combine Photos & Fabric - Create Your Own Mixed-Media Masterpiece DVD- Digital Imagery in Fiber Art: Using Textured Backgrounds for a Painterly Effect https://www.interweave.com/store/digital-imagery-in-fiber-art-download-in-hdFaceBook- https://www.facebook.com/greymooncove Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/wenredmond/?hl=en Etsy UpLIFTmeNTs Shop- https://www.etsy.com/shop/WenRedmondArtU-Tube channel- https://www.youtube.com/user/wenredmond/videos Artful Home- https://www.artfulhome.com/navigate?searchTerm=redmond Professional Member of SAQA- https://www.saqa.com/art/juried-artists/wen-redmond Surface Design Org https://www.surfacedesign.org/members/premium-gallery/?sauthor=wen%20redmond Fine Art America- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/whispers-of-the-positive-wen-redmond.htmlNew Hampshire Art Association- https://www.nhartassociation.org/member-directory League of NH Craftsmen si
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    57 mins
  • Artist Interview - Cassandra Dias

    Artist Interview - Cassandra Dias
    Feb 4 2026
    Cassandra was born in Santa Barbara, California in 1985, and has been creating art since she was old enough to pick up a crayon and put it to paper. She started her self-taught embroidery journey in January 2020 with a bag of vintage DMC thread and quickly became passionate about the mindful work of creating her landscape hoops, developing her style over the following months during the pandemic lockdown. Her work has since been reviewed on Colossal, My Modern Met, and School of Stitched Textiles. She has been featured in print in Love Embroidery Magazine, The Montecito Journal, and Studio Visit Book, Vol. 3 by Arts To Hearts Project. She also taught an online workshop for members of The Stitch Club on TextileArtist.org and presented live with Creative Spark Online Learning. Her work was selected to be included in the group exhibition, Open Call: All Media 2025, at Studio Channel Islands in Camarillo, California. And, most recently, she wrote her first book, Richly Stitched Landscape Embroidery: Mastering Thread Painted Scenes, scheduled to be released on April 28, 2026.Cassandra lives and works in Camarillo, California, where she continues to produce original art pieces, and shares her love of hand embroidery on her social pages.School of Stitched Textiles https://www.sofst.org/Cassandra's Links:- Website: https://www.cassandramdias.com- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cassiemdias- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cassiemdias- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cassiemdias- Pre-Order Richly Stitched Landscape Embroidery: https://rstyle.me/+vPmLRLQK7zZWBsXXrgvZjg- My Favorite Embroidery Products: https://www.shopltk.com/explore/Cassiemdias/productsets/11eec2ff5596b721968b0242ac110003
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    53 mins
  • Artist Interview - Kandy G Lopez

    Artist Interview - Kandy G Lopez
    Jan 14 2026

    Kandy G Lopez was born in 1985 in New Jersey, USA and is a multidisciplinary artist exploring cultural identity, representation, and power through fiber art, portraiture, painting, and mixed media. Born to Dominican parents, she draws from her experience navigating multiple cultural landscapes.

    Lopez holds a BFA in Painting and a BS in Marketing/Management from the University of South Florida and earned her MFA in Painting from Florida Atlantic University in 2014. Her background in both fine arts and business informs her meticulous material investigations and strategic engagement with art institutions. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, Media, and Arts at Nova Southeastern University, where she integrates critical theory with hands-on material practice.

    Website: kandyglopez.com

    Instagram: @kandyglopez

    School of Stitched Textiles

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Artist Interview - Carolyn Forster

    Artist Interview - Carolyn Forster
    Dec 3 2025

    Carolyn Forster is a quilt designer, teacher and author from Tunbridge Wells in Kent. Since self-publishing her first book, “Quilting On the Go” in 2007 Carolyn has gone on to write many more patchwork and quilting books with Search Press in the UK and Landauer Publishing in the USA.

    She has been a regular project contributor for magazines in the UK, including Todays Quilter, as well as abroad.

    Carolyn's quilts are an eclectic mix of fabrics, a posh way to say she makes scrappy quilts, and they always have their roots from some point in the past, being inspired by quilt makers who have gone before us. Accessibility is Carolyn’s key philosophy with her teaching, demystifying techniques to allow every quilter to discover their own voice.

    Carolyn combines her passion for travel and teaching, having been a regular teacher at Quilt Festival Houston, as well as for The American Quilters Society. She continues teaching in the UK exploring new areas and meeting new quilters both at home and abroad and is a textiles tutor for the craft holiday company Stitchtopia.

    Carolyn's website is https://www.carolynforster.co.uk/

    Instagram is @quiltingonthego

    School of Stitched Textiles www.sofst.org
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    1 hr and 12 mins