LIBRARY OF INSPIRATION

“Dans chaque point, il y a une part de mon cœur, de ma terre, et de ma mère.”   — Anonymous Provençal embroiderer, early 20th century ...

Photo by Melissa Galbraith Melissa Galbraith is the fiber artist behind MCreativeJ . She creates nature inspired hand embroidery kits, patterns, teaches hands on workshops, and is also the author of three hand embroidery books.  Let’s take a deeper dive into the artist and her work. What first drew you to embroidery, and how has your relationship with it evolved? My relationship with hand embroidery has evolved over time. I first learned to embroider from my mom when I was el

Photo by Vanessa Barragão Textile Art and Design Studio Tell us a little about your journey into textile art. What first drew you to this medium? I started working with textiles from a young age. My grandmothers taught me techniques like crochet, which I still use in my work today. Later, after my master’s in Fashion Design, I worked at a handmade rug factory. That experience opened my eyes to the amount of waste created by the textile industry, and it completely changed my p