The Poetry of Stitch Competition

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Age 11 to 15 

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Diana Springall

Diana originally trained as a painter before extending her artistic skills into crafts, especially embroidery. Following this, she taught teachers and through doing so, realised that being able to hold textiles in your hands was the only way to truly share her passion for stitch.

Buying pieces from graduate students enabled her to support both them and others to appreciate this much undervalued artform.

Diana now holds one of the most diverse and important collections of embroidery, much of which you will see in the Poetry of Stitch exhibition.

Diana completed this piece at Goldsmiths College London whilst she was learning embroidery. She was asked to stitch a portrait which could use one colour thread on a plain single colour background.

Find out more: dianaspringallcollection.co.uk