Jane Nicholas

Japanese Motifs in Stumpwork & Goldwork by Jane Nicholas showcases the exquisite artistry of one of the world's leading embroiderers, specialising in stumpwork. Jane's embroideries, inspired by Japanese family crests, are a testament to her long-standing fascination with this cultural art form. In this book, Jane has intricately designed 12 projects, each creatively interpreted through a blend of goldwork, raised...

This specimen box contains eighteen specimens – ten moths and eight butterflies – from the order Lepidoptera. Jane’s aim was to produce a specimen box of Jewels, with complete disregard for size and proportion. She selected moth and butterfly specimens for their interest and colour — not the most familiar — and used a wide assortment of materials to interpret...

Following her previous book, Jane Nicholas explains in detail how this fine needlework can be achieved, introducing 23 new elements. Projects are included on: field flower pictures; wildlife pictures; roundels for pictures or brooches; pansies for brooches and designs; and needlework accessories and gifts.

Examples of medieval stumpwork—the art of embroidering using raised, 3D embellishments—can be found in museums and galleries throughout Europe. Considered among the most intricate and lovely of embroidery styles, it requires a delicate touch. Now, the secrets of stumpwork are revealed through eight beautiful floral projects, all inspired by the 16th-century illuminated 'Book of Hours' created by Jean Bourdichon for...

Jane Nicholas' fascination with beetles became an absolute passion when she discovered Evans' and Bellamy's book An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles in a store in Indianapolis in 1998. As she turned each page, her imagination was captured, visualising the stumpwork beetles that could be stitched using the photographs for inspiration. Hence, the stumpwork beetle specimen box was born. Jane has...

This embroidered border was inspired by the painted border of a letter written by Lady Anne Clifford to her father in 1598 – the time of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. Worked on ivory silk satin, in stumpwork and surface embroidery, this design features fourteen assorted flowers and fruits popular at the time, including the Apothecary rose, Sweet briar and Heartsease,...