I did it! I actually got published in the Artboard magazine! I have two articles showcasing that craft is a code, if you know how to read it. It was never just decoration; it’s communication and remembrance. It traces how embroidery, quilting, and weaving have historically carried secret messages, from wartime samplers to coded Underground Railroad quilts, and even royal subtext stitched in captivity. Plus, a couple of my repeat patterns for fabric or paper.
My first article is Hidden Messages Among the Stitches talks about how crafts have always been more than decoration, they’re a language. In my recent feature for Artboard Magazine from the University of Arts and Design, I explore how embroidery, quilting, and weaving have long carried hidden messages. These motifs weren’t just aesthetic, they were tools of resistance, remembrance, and identity.
From coded samplers stitched in wartime to symbolic quilt blocks used along the Underground Railroad, textile storytelling has served as a quiet rebellion. My article, Hidden Messages Among the Stitches, traces this lineage and reflects on how contemporary makers continue the tradition, embedding meaning in every thread.
Whether you’re a fiber artist, historian, or curious crafter, this piece invites you to look deeper into the stitches we often take for granted.
In my second feature for Artboard Magazine, I shift from historical analysis to hands-on making. Hidden Stitches Within Van Gogh is both an embroidery project and a conceptual pattern, inviting makers to stitch a hidden message inspired by Van Gogh’s expressive brushwork.
This reimagined design uses layered threadwork to echo Van Gogh’s emotional intensity, while embedding a secret message within the stitches. It’s a tribute to the idea that art, whether painted or sewn, can carry meaning beneath the surface.
The pattern is ideal for intermediate embroiderers and textile storytellers looking to explore symbolism, texture, and narrative in their work.
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