Rie Wenham: Hand Embroidery Artist Who Loves Spiders

Stitchery Stories

English - March 20, 2019 13:27 - 39 minutes - 32.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 63 ratings
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Rie Wenham shares her life in fabric & thread on the Stitchery Stories embroidery podcast. Rie shares the various aspects of her creative career, and the story of why she loves to create beautiful spiders and snakes combining goldwork, crewelwork & stumpwork. Rie dislikes the waste behind 'fast fashion' and shares how she makes a difference.

Susan Weeks chats with Rie about:

Juggling opportunities as they come along The frustrations of not being able to share work created for commissions Getting organised for #MeetTheMaker Feeding Instagram The story behind her beautiful spiders and snakes Wasteful fast fashion Add embroidery to your clothes and love them for longer Will she finish Chewbacca for her boyfriend's birthday? Developing skills as an online tutor Hitting the gym and nurturing our bodies and so much more.

Episode Show Notes, Links & Examples of Rie's work at https://www.stitcherystories.com/riewenham

Look: https://www.instagram.com/rie_wenham_embroidery

Pin: https://www.pinterest.com/riewenhamembroidery/

Shop: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/riewenhamembroidery

Email: [email protected]

Other guests mentioned in this episode:

Joe Mitchell

Natalie Dupuis

Also Mentioned Claire De Pourtales