Spunky and Sublime Stitching
Have a look at this interesting interview with Jenny Hart, who is the designer behind Sublime Stitching. She discusses her first exposure to needlework, how she got into needlework as a business, and what it’s like to make a career out of her passion for stitching. It’s an inspiring read about the empowerment of making your dreams come true — and being (or at least looking like you’re) in control the whole time.
Sublime Stitching’s motto is, “This ain’t your gramma’s embroidery!”, and that’s certainly true. At first glance, it may remind you of embroidery done on pillowcases imprinted with a transfer pattern, but the subject matter is decidedly adventurous and brings transfer embroidery straight from the 1950s into 2007. My grandmother was not nearly this cool — and yet I know she would have admired Jenny Hart.
Patterns are available for such wide-ranging subjects as wrestling, mermaids, cats, dogs, sushi, the Hindu god Ganesh, space, pirates, scooters, monkeys, underwear, and more. However, words cannot convey the innovation you will find in these patterns, so here is a picture of Sublime Stitching’s Day of the Dead .
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