ANNE OLIVER
Anne is a hand embroidery pattern designer who loves using fun stitches and lots of colour in her designs. She’s passionate about creating a crafty community through her Instagram account and blog, and runs regular stitch-alongs. www.lolliandgrace.com @lolliandgrace
T hread painting is a hand embroidery technique that uses stranded cotton to transition between two or more shades of thread. Also known as “needle painting” or “silk shading”, it allows you to create designs that have an appearance more similar to a painting than stitching. This is because the technique allows you to blend between
