We asked twelve of the world’s most talented needlework artisans to each design a project to celebrate Christmas with stitch.
Each designer was given the same brief. There were no rules. No guidelines. The only criteria: a connection to Christmas.
The result? A fabulous range of unique responses, including ornaments and decorations for your home, special gifts and a spectacular bonbon for the Christmas table.
The Design Collective - Christmas' features the following projects:
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The Nutcracker by Natalie Dupuis
A beloved Christmas decoration depicted in or nué with additional embellishments to enhance the design
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A Christmas Rose by Betsy Morgan
Ornament with a stumpwork hellebore and gold star worked over a background of counted thread embroidery
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A Sprig of Holly by Susan O'Connor
Elegant brooch with holly berries and leaves worked with silk threads
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Pat's Bonbon by Hazel Blomkamp
A bonbon to use every year, adorned with sparkling poinsettias, flowers and leaves in three-dimensional beading
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A Summer Christmas by Ana Mallah
Wreath with softly shaded hydrangeas and berries to honour the different seasons around the world at Christmas
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Folk Art Bird Ornament by Trish Burr
Colourful bird with flowers and snowflakes inspired by Scandinavian folk art
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Christmas Wreath by Di van Niekerk
Wreath with Christmas reds and greens, framed in a hoop bound with hand-dyed silk ribbon
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White Christmas by Di Kirchner
White hanging ornament with a garland of leaves, beaded berries and twigs
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Memories by Margaret Lee
Centrepiece table mat sumptuously worked with Japanese-style bead embroidery
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Box of Delights by Helen M. Stevens
Large design of hellebores and small designs of sweet pea, fuchsia and morning glory
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Secrets by Laurence Lieblich
Pyramid box with surface embroidery in silk and metallic threads
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Christmas Cheer by Katherine Duiguid
Sparkling Christmas tree ornament embellished with metal thread, beads and crystals
