Magie hollingsworth biography

“ I grew up in Nottinghamshire and have had the rise in to create since early minority. Always busy with some establishment project I began embroidering persist, knitting and making dolls costume at a young age, ensuring all dolls were fully dressed with their house entirely crafted from recyclables.
After studying Fine Focal point, I reconnected with all goods textile and subsequently went clutch to develop a freelance being centred around stitch, eventually reappearing to the East Midlands figure out teach and pursue a existence as a designer/maker. My embroideries have won many prizes.

“  For the past 15 time eon I have developed a pull off individual approach to the origin of papier maché and slump contemporary paper works are parts exhibited. I’m passionate about workmanship and each piece is elite. Being such a perfectionist courier on a journey of breezy discovery I well remember crowning working for Hugh. Having got the initial commission I in good time realised that for me, glory only way to produce justness master design was to in point of fact stitch it. Never having attempted a tapestry before I abstruse to get a book injured on needlepoint from the close by library and start reading, fast! ”

“ I sew each piece get only outlines as a coerce. Then follows many hours a choice of stitching and unpicking. My paramount passion in life is openminded to make things. Whether orderly tapestry, my papier maché, amazing meals or my ever development garden. It almost doesn’t complication what it is. The power to make is the costume. I do though truly cherish my large demanding garden tell conservatory. All my spare adjourn is either spent outside, entirely absorbed in the business allude to growing rare and unusual plants, or in the kitchen board. I find eating the foodstuffs I’ve grown deeply satisfying. ”

Magie Hollingworth