Stitching Botanical
Stitching Botanical is an exciting and evolving journey to create a permanent collection of textile works for the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Created and run by Marilyn Caruana from 2014 until 2024, over 80 volunteers meeting each month have created special collections of stunning and evocative embroidery. These feature Welsh county flowers, rare Welsh plants, medicinal plants, habitats, pollinating insects, meadow plants, and many beautiful fungi. There is no structured teaching at the Stitching Botanical sessions, but guidance and materials are available to all our members. It is the buzz of ideas, energy and enthusiasm that is infectious, stimulating and productive. We are tapping into a long tradition of textile work in Wales, and believe this group may be the first of its kind to be working in a botanic garden on commissioned projects. Please tell us if you know of any others!
We use many different techniques including appliqué, fine hand embroidery, machine embroidery, fabric colouring and manipulation, wet and dry felting, and raised embroidery, patching and piecing.
A fantastic exhibition of all the creative textile work produced by Stitching Botanical at The National Botanic Garden of Wales over the 10 years (2014 - 2024) was displayed through the summer of 2024. Sue Quirk now holds the baton and the group has continued to develop creatively. New members are always welcome.
We use many different techniques including appliqué, fine hand embroidery, machine embroidery, fabric colouring and manipulation, wet and dry felting, and raised embroidery, patching and piecing.
A fantastic exhibition of all the creative textile work produced by Stitching Botanical at The National Botanic Garden of Wales over the 10 years (2014 - 2024) was displayed through the summer of 2024. Sue Quirk now holds the baton and the group has continued to develop creatively. New members are always welcome.
