About Me
My name's Rebecca and I'm delighted you're here—welcome!
In 2024 I happened upon an exhibition by the pioneer of the art of dried flower embroidery (the extremely talented Olga Prinku). And, as serendipity had it, I'd also recently moved to a house where, for the first time, the size of my garden matched the size of my gardening ambition. I was intrigued by Olga's craft and began drying flowers from my Yorkshire garden and experimenting with flowers on tulle. A hobby soon became a passion, and today I'm well and truly hooked!
About the Process
Much of the flora I use comes from my garden or my parents' and sister's which are regularly raided! I also forage fallen twigs, cones and leaves from local parks and woods, and use floristry offcuts from florists and supplies from local growers.
I harvest the flowers, leaves, stems, berries and seed heads throughout the year. These are then dried and prepared. Tulle fabric is stretched within a double layer frame and the flora is woven, stitched and stuck to create the final piece.
About the Art
Once flowers have been harvested and dried I get to work stretching and securing tulle fabric in a wooden frame (the shape and dimensions varies between pieces).
The flora is then prepared—separating each section or flower, trimming excess, thinning stems, and removing any rough edges or gnarly bits that would tear the fabric. Sometimes the preparation is the most time consuming part of the process!
Then, the individual components are embroidered, woven, or sometimes glued into place.