Episodes

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Katarina Orolinov . Katarina is a Slovakian contemporary embroidery and textile art artist known for laser-cut perspex panels built from lace and geometric pattern logic. Katarina ...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Charlie Reeder aka Stitchsperation . Charlie is a cross stitch designer with an unashamedly joyful aesthetic. In this first part of our NeedleXChange, we talk imposter syndrome, na...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Charlie Reeder aka Stitchsperation . Charlie is a cross stitch designer with an unashamedly joyful aesthetic. In this first part of our NeedleXChange, we talk imposter syndrome, na...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Ruth O'Leary . Ruth O'Leary is an award-winning embroiderer who’s been exploring AI image generation as a tool for design, iteration, and self-expression. In part two, we move from...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Ruth O'Leary . Ruth O'Leary is an award-winning embroiderer who’s been exploring AI image generation as a tool for design, iteration, and self-expression. We talk about AI as a “ne...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Robert John Hodge . Robert John Hodge makes cross-stitch work based on Renaissance sculptures, using a CMYK / screenprint-style layering approach and recurring Wingdings symbols. I...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Robert John Hodge . Robert John Hodge makes cross-stitch work based on Renaissance sculptures, using a CMYK / screenprint-style layering approach and recurring Wingdings symbols. W...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Martha Hussey . We talk fresh off the heels of Martha’s solo show in London and discuss DIY curation as well as Royal Academy highs and near-misses, Martha talks textiles’ growing ...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Martha Hussey . Martha trained in fine art at St Martin’s and later dove into an art-therapy diploma during lockdown, discovering how stitch can quiet the mind and surface truth. I...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Loren Batt . Loren is an American-born artist who’s made France home for decades. In this first half, we trace her path from linguistics and art history into printmaking, then the ...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Loren Batt . Loren is an American-born artist who’s made France home for decades. In this first half, we trace her path from linguistics and art history into printmaking, then the ...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Chloe Savage . Chloe is a conservation embroiderer, couture specialist, and educator whose studio practice spans everything from National Trust restorations to hands-on needlepoint...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Chloe Savage . Chloe is a conservation embroiderer, couture specialist, and educator whose studio practice spans everything from National Trust restorations to hands-on needlepoint...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Severina Seidl . Severina is a German embroidery artist whose work blurs the line between thread, paint, and narrative abstraction. In this second half, Severina shares her ambitio...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Severina Seidl . Severina is a German embroidery artist whose work blurs the line between thread, paint, and narrative abstraction. We explore her journey from fashion school in Ge...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Manuela Caniato. Manuela is an Italian-born textile artist and educator now based in Belgium, with a background in linguistics and fashion history. In this episode of NeedleXChange...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Manuela Caniato. Manuela is an Italian-born textile artist and educator now based in Belgium, with a background in linguistics and fashion history. In this first half we talk about...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Kirstie McLeod . Kirstie is a textile artist whose career has spanned performance installations, couture wedding dresses, and large-scale garments that test the limits of fabric an...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Kirstie McLeod . Kirstie is a textile artist whose career has spanned performance installations, couture wedding dresses, and large-scale garments that test the limits of fabric an...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I welcome back Dr Jack Roberts AKA JPR Stitch. Jack is a textile artist known for his bold, abstract stitchings and his dedication to daily practice. This episode dives into the quiet and publ...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I welcome back Dr Jack Roberts AKA JPR Stitch. Jack is a textile artist known for his bold, abstract stitchings and his dedication to daily practice. In this first half of our conversation, Ja...

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Lesley Wheeler.Lesley is a poet, quilter, and textile artist whose work merges narrative, symbolism, and stitch.In this second half we discuss her development as a maker — from trusting her intuition with complex textile projects to learning embroide…

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Lesley Wheeler.Lesley is a poet, quilter, and textile artist who brings tarot symbolism to life through fabric and thread.In this first half of our conversation we explore how she approaches tarot as both a meditative tool and a form of visual storyt…

In this episode of NeedleXChange I continue my interview with Tal Fitzpatrick.Tal is a socially engaged artist and craftivist whose practice explores how making can give people agency and foster connection.We explore the philosophy underpinning her work, from dissensus and the importance of ten…