Our Creative Space: Mixed Media Textile Arts

New Herringbone Stitch

Pen and Ink, Contemporary Hand Stitching on Linen by April Sproule.

Mixed Media Textile Art Collage Retreat, Fall of 2026 at MISA.

  Many of you who have taken my workshops know that I use the Herringbone Stitch in finishing my art pieces. But the Herringbone can also be used ...

ojrfospfjop I have been invited to teach a 5 Day Retreat, Mixed Media Textile Art, in La Veta, Colorado. It will take place from Sept.7-12-,2025. T...

I don't often fill shapes solid with stitching. But when I do the Stem Stitch is my all time favorite. I really like the texture I end up with whe...

     The Stem Stitch is one of my favorite go to stitches of all time. I use it in lots of different ways including creating stitch patterns, outl...

Vintage textile art from the Meiji Period in Japan, 1890.

Blue Chinese Peonies and Butterflies, 12"w x 8"h     One of my favorite pastimes when I was younger was exploring antique shops in search of vinta...

   As I work on new ideas and techniques, I often use a method I call “Sampling”. It is a way to work out issues I don’t have a clear understandin...

Maidenhair Fern, 18" x 24"    In my previous posts about my artist residency program on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state during the summe...

   During the summer of 2023, I attended a 3-week residency program in Washington State on the Olympic Peninsula.