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Meet the Anchor designer... Carole Fenwick About me @maggiemagoodesigns I’m Carole Fenwick and I live in the UK. I’ve been creative since I was very young, mainly drawing and painting to begin with. The first thing I remember making, which I still have, is a pottery hedgehog. He lives in my garden! Both my grandmas and my mum knitted, crocheted and made clothes, so I’ve always been around people who crafted. I used to watch them and then I decided to try myself. I had been interested in embroidery for many years, but it was when I started Maggiemagoo Designs (named after my dog!) that I really got into embroidery in a big way and it’s now become a bit of an obsession. Lots of my work is created digitally, so I have a home studio where I mainly work. I tend to do my embroidery work in the evenings in front of the TV, unless I have a deadline for a brief or an exhibition, then I work in my studio and just about everywhere else! I love exploring the countryside. I feel very lucky to have lots of interesting places on my doorstep. Nature is a constant inspiration. I like to visit art exhibitions and independent stores that sell lovely things. I also like trawling through charity shops and flea markets looking for vintage treasures. I collect vintage textiles, books and ceramics, and these often inspire my work. I also enjoy cooking. About my work I love the tactile quality of embroidery. Plus I enjoy making it and find it quite relaxing. I work in free style because my embroidery links directly to all my other design work and it’s just a natural extension of that. However, for my collaboration with Anchor, my surface pattern designs have been translated into cross stitch. I use a mixture of hand drawing and digital techniques to create my initial designs. which may also be applied to tea towels, notebooks and art prints, as well as to my embroidery work. Inspiration I’m inspired by nature, pattern and colour. Where my other inspiration comes from, it’s very difficult to pin this down to just one person. But if have to, there’s: Embroidery artist Yumiko Higuchi – www.instagram.com/ yumikohiguchi/ Painter/illustrator Olaf Hajek – www.instagram.com/ olafhajek/ Paper artist Anne Wood – www.instagram.com/ woodlucker/ I want to learn more about different punch needle techniques, but haven’t found the time to try this yet. 22 Stitch Life Anchor Kits collaboration Some of the pieces that I’ve developed with Anchor have come from existing designs, such as the bugs and moths (which are available as tea towels in my Etsy shop). I love vintage botanical bookplates and this is where the inspiration for these came from. The floral starter kit was inspired by some work I did for a recent exhibition on English meadow flowers. My personal favourite is the floral folk essential kit as I’m hugely inspired by folk art and traditional embroidery from all over the world, so I really enjoyed creating this design. I was given a great brief by Anchor, which was very open and allowed me to explore lots of ideas. It’s been really interesting adapting all of my work for cross stitch as it’s a new technique to me. I use Anchor embroidery threads for all of my work and I love sewing with them. They’re such good quality, and there’s a vast range of colours available. I always use Anchor threads in my DIY embroidery craft kits Carole
DCX001 Scattered Floral and DCX002 Moths are 16 x 23cm and stitches on 14# aida, perfect for beginners or intermediate cross stitchers. DCX003 Folk Floral and DCX004 Bugs and Moths are suited to more experienced stitchers and create beautiful wall hangings; each kit includes the backing fabric and instructions on how to make your finished piece. Stitch Life 23
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my project to make MEXICAN DANCING
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EMBROIDERY Bag: 27cm (W) x 39cm (L)
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EMBROIDERY 189 running stitch 13 ru
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PUNCH EMBROIDERY NEEDLE Stitch Life
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IKAT PUNCH MAGIC NEEDLE Stitch Life
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Yolanda Andres Freestyle Embroidery
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