Claire Edwards – A Defiant Approach to Hand Embroidery

Claire is going to talk about her journey to becoming a mixed media hand embroidery artist working both traditional and contemporary hand embroidery techniques and combining these with alternative materials such as concrete, resin and wood.

Claire has an MA in Contemporary Embroidery & BA (Hons) Textile Surfaces at Staffordshire University

Lecturer in Textiles and Surface Pattern Design at Staffordshire University

Hand & Lock prize for embroidery 2017 Student Fashion category 2nd Prize

Bradford Textiles competition 2020 First Prizes in Embroidery and Unconventional Materials categories