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Jenny Bullen
Marking Time
Memories of a childhood in Winchester and in particular, walking in Hyde Abbey
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I am primarily a hand stitcher, enjoying the comforting rhythm of working the same stitch over and over again, combining printed and dyed fabrics, building up layers of colour and finally embroidery.
I often use the surrounding landscape as inspiration but usually work in response to an idea rather than a particular image. Recently I have been experimenting, converting stitched samples into collograph prints; these in turn are printed onto paper.
Patternmaking and the use of print and dyes, especially the resist dyed indigo fabrics used in Japanese textiles are a great source of inspiration and I enjoy experimenting with indigo dye and any combinations of printing or stitch.
I am a freelance tutor and lecturer and in this role have travelled to many parts of the United Kingdom as well as the United States, specialising in teaching hand embroidery.
I am the author of several books on embroidery including the Madeira Book of Embroidery Stitches, and worked as joint editor of Embroidery Studio. I have written several articles for Embroidery.
Some of my collographs and other prints can be seen at www.omegaprintmakers.co.uk.
Familiar Fields
Pieced, patched, dyed fabrics, hand stitched
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Jenny Bullen
