We travel to South Africa this week to have a conversation with the talented and innovative embroidery designer Trish Burr, a self-taught master of the art of embroidery. Her needlepainted birds and botanicals are eye-popping and her whitework-with-color designs have broken new ground for surface embroiderers.
She has authored numerous books, including her latest ebook, “Floral Alphabet,” which offers beautiful designs that combine whitework and needlepainting. Trish has a blog that should be on everyone’s feed list and is making a change in her business to allow more time for stitching and to create more advanced designs. We talk about all of those topics and learn about the early days when she was teaching herself the skills from which we all benefit today. Enjoy the conversation and please share it with your fellow needleworkers.–Gary and Christine
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Here are some Trish Burr links:
- Trish Burr’s website
- Trish Burr’s blog
- Trish Burr on Facebook
- Trish Burr on Instagram
- Trish Burr on YouTube
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Trish Burr. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine
Thanks for another great podcast Gary. However, something that Trish said puzzles me. She said that there are only 3 Embroiderers in South Africa. I live in South Africa and know of hundreds of Embroiderers! Did I misunderstand what she said?
I’m pretty sure she meant designers.
Glad you enjoyed the show and thanks for listening to Fiber Talk.
Gary
What an inspiring talk, and what a classy, generous website by Trish Burr. Thanks Gary for pursuing Trish and for the diversity. We love samplers and needlepoint stores but there is so much more to the hobby, including beyond North America. Great interview!
Glad you enjoyed the show. Yes, Trish is terrific and it is definitely an international hobby. Thanks for listening.
Gary
Hi Gary and Trish,
Thankyou both, for a wonderful open ‘chat’.
Trish, I totally understand where you are at, at the moment, I went through this in the late 1990’s after self publishing 9 books on silk ribbon and wool embroidery and having conducted up to three trips a year to the USA from Australia.
I helped to introduce the revival of silk ribbon into the USA and the UK in the 1990’s. I totally understand how you are feeling now.
Like you I just stitch from the heart and stitch what comes naturally to me.
I had some years break and now design in counted needlepoint adding silk ribbon to some of my designs.