Stitched Surfaces - Filling the Creative Well - Blog Series

There’s something deeply soothing about stitching, I find it very meditative. The steady rhythm of needle and thread offers a moment of stillness, a connection to our hands, our breath, and the slow making. We explore the texture, patience, and pleasure of adding stitching to your creative practice.

Stitching onto paper or fabric doesn’t have to be complex. You don’t need fancy embroidery skills or perfect technique. Even the simplest stitch - a running stitch, can add beautiful texture and quiet emphasis.

Slow stitching encourages us to slow down, to be present. Each stitch becomes a small meditation, a mark of time passed. You can create abstract designs, outlines, or simply “draw and paint” with your thread.

What you can Try

Choose a surface to work on: painted paper, fabric scraps, see what you have. Thread your needle and follow your instinct. Why not create a fabric art journal and embellish with different stitches. You might stitch a border around a found poem or add thread to a torn paper edge. Don’t worry if it’s messy or uneven, these details carry their own beauty and voice. As we bind materials, our ideas come together and we intertwine our stories and messages too.

Takeaway Nuggets:

• Stitching slows us down and roots our creativity in presence.
• Imperfect stitches tell beautiful, honest stories.

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Check out some of the free and paid resources below to enhance your creative journey 

Course Platform - there are a variety of FREE courses and resources for you to use in your creative practice.

FREE Tier - Patreon - I have a Free Tier on Patreon that has a selection of early release posts and monthly Digital Download Papers for you to use in your creative projects - Learn More Here

YouTube - Weekly Videos to encourage your creative practice, Slow stitching, art journaling and Artists chats - Learn More Here

Check out Filling the Creative Well which helps you establish your creative practice. In the course Filling the Creative Well, your journal is also a place to answer questions, encourage and motivate you, some days you need a reminder and so filling it with encouraging words so that you can come back to it, especially in those days where you are in a valley is really important. .