Sublime Stitching

Sublime Stitching's Jenny Hart lead a rockin' embroidery workshop at Austin's Craft-o-Rama. She told some great stories, showed us tips and tricks, and brought her original portrait of Marianne Faithfull for inspiration.

Jenny began working in embroidery in the summer of 2000. Her lavishly embroidered portraits have since appeared in exhibitions and publications throughout Europe, South America, Mexico and Japan. She's a fine artist known for portraits of Iconic stars such as Iggy Pop, Marianne Faithfull and Detroit's White Stripes.

Jenny Hart's portraits have appeared as illustrations for magazines such as BUST, Nylon and Venus. Her works are included in the collections of the Roger Miller Museum, actress Carrie Fisher, comedian Tracey Ullman and Elizabeth Taylor.

Jenny is also the founder of Sublime Stitching (Hip Patterns and Kits for Crafters) and author of Stitch-It Kit and Sublime Stitching: Hundreds of Hip Embroidery Patterns and How-To  (Chronicle Books). Her mission is to bring embroidery to the masses. Her passion is infectious.

Her website: www.jennyhart.net

Sublime Stitching Kits and Patterns: www.sublimestitching.com