I was a child when I embroidered my first tea towel with the words “Time for Tea” along with a clock, a teapot and a teacup in stem stitch, chain stitch and lazy daisies. I don’t know what initially drew me to embroidery. Perhaps it was seeing an embroidered tablecloth or pillowcase and being fascinated by the colours, patterns and textures. I kept bugging my mother to teach me how and finally she acquiesced. She had learned some basic embroidery at school but did not enjoy it. She would much rather be outdoors collecting insects.
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