The Design Collective Volume 2 - Christmas

In the second volume of The Design Collective series, we’re celebrating Christmas in stitch.

Description

We asked twelve of the world’s most talented needlework artisans to each design a project to celebrate Christmas with stitch.

Each designer was given the same brief. There were no rules. No guidelines. The only criteria: a connection to Christmas.

The result? A fabulous range of unique responses, including ornaments and decorations for your home, special gifts and a spectacular bonbon for the Christmas table.

Featured Projects

'The Design Collective - Christmas' features the following projects:

• The Nutcracker by Natalie Dupuis

  A beloved Christmas decoration depicted in or nué with additional embellishments to enhance the design

• A Christmas Rose by Betsy Morgan

  Ornament with a stumpwork hellebore and gold star worked over a background of counted thread embroidery

• A Sprig of Holly by Susan O'Connor

  Elegant brooch with holly berries and leaves worked with silk threads

• Pat's Bonbon by Hazel Blomkamp

  A bonbon to use every year, adorned with sparkling poinsettias, flowers and leaves in three-dimensional beading

• A Summer Christmas by Ana Mallah

  Wreath with softly shaded hydrangeas and berries to honour the different seasons around the world at Christmas

• Folk Art Bird Ornament by Trish Burr

  Colourful bird with flowers and snowflakes inspired by Scandinavian folk art

• Christmas Wreath by Di van Niekerk

  Wreath with Christmas reds and greens, framed in a hoop bound with hand-dyed silk ribbon

• White Christmas by Di Kirchner

  White hanging ornament with a garland of leaves, beaded berries and twigs

• Memories by Margaret Lee

  Centrepiece table mat sumptuously worked with Japanese-style bead embroidery

• Box of Delights by Helen M. Stevens

  Large design of hellebores and small designs of sweet pea, fuchsia and morning glory

• Secrets by Laurence Lieblich

  Pyramid box with surface embroidery in silk and metallic threads

• Christmas Cheer by Katherine Duiguid

  Sparkling Christmas tree ornament embellished with metal thread, beads and crystals