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Maggie Grey is a textile artist living in the south of England. She practises all forms of stitch and paper craft. Machine embroidery is her usual method of construction but she likes to do this on complex surfaces built up with layers. These layers may be fabric or paper, usually painted. Backgrounds are often simple materials such as commercial felt with foil ironed over it. A variety of sheer fabrics can be layered over this, often with heat applied. This method is sometimes enhanced by the use of the embellisher machine. She enjoys the design process for new work and this often spills over into sketchbooks which are heavily textured with gesso or texture gels. Walnut inks, Moon Shadow Mists and embossing powders are often used here. The computer is brought in to assist in the design process and the results printed out to form a base for hand or machine embroidery. You can see some examples of her work in the Gallery. In addition to her own work, Maggie gives talks, teaches and has led workshops by invitation all over the world. She edits Workshop on the Web and writes books for D4Daisy Books. She founded D4Daisy Books (www.d4daisy.com) in partnership with photographer Michael Wicks. Her most recent book, published in July, was 'Stitches, Straps and Layers'. Previous books for D4daisy have been 'Textile Translations', published October 2008 and 'Embellish & Stitch, published March 2007. Both her recent books offer free online classes (more details and pics on the D4daisy site). She exhibits with Wessex Textile Artists (www.wessextextileartists.com) and the deadlines for their exhibitions are her driving force for producing new work.
Maggie's Blog Exciting News The cross-over between quilting and embroidery has become much less marked. This being so, we have decided to merge Quiltwow into Workshop on the Web. As a result, you'll get much more for your money and we'll make sure that each issue, in addition to the innovative techniques you have come to expect from Workshop on the Web, will have plenty of articles for quilters. So, it will be a really big resource and even more fantastic value for money. The price is staying at the Workshop on the Web level of £15.50 - a bargain when you'll be getting so much more. December will see the launch of the new bumper magazine, just in time for the Christmas holidays. If you'd like to subscribe now, click here and you will be directed to the Workshop on the Web subscription page. We'll be giving a lot so we'd like to ask you to tell everyone you know what an amazing deal the new Workshop on the Web (incorporating Quiltwow) magazine has become. We know that we are blessed with an amazing family of subscribers so we do hope that you'll continue to support us as we have some fantastic workshops lined up for all lovers of textile techniques. In the meantime. . . Workshop on the Web
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