Maker's bio

Helen Roskell is an experienced tutor with a passion for hand embroidery. She has been teaching creative embroidery techniques throughout the Southwest since 2010. Inspired by the natural world and the stunning Dorset countryside, Helen teaches adults of all ages and abilities the joy of slow stitch using seasonal themes of universal recognition. Her popular courses include wildflower meadows, seascapes, wild birds in flight, marshlands, layered landscapes and textural detailed studies of insects and plant life. Diverse techniques also include hand quilting, printing and fabric collage, silk ribbon embroidery and dry needle felting She often combines several techniques in one piece to illustrate that no single technique is mutually exclusive.