Original hand sketched and stitched natural history images from Missouri's Ozark Highlands http://threestrands.etsy.com

Needle Nouveau is embroidery ALL stitched by hand. I use centuries old embroidery techniques to make up-to-date house wares, journals, clothes, practically anything I can stick a needle into. I am particularly inspired by Art Nouveau, so that shows in many of my pieces. I recently lived in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, so many of those influences, as well as Amish traditions, are recognizable in my work. As I now live in the ...

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