Judy Wilford worked with the mediums of fabric and thread and the many and varied techniques of hand embroidery. Her unique embroideries draw on years of personal study and practice in design, drawing, painting, print-making, clay and object making but it is the flexibility and technical variety inherent in textiles, in particular hand embroidery, that always fascinated her.Judy sadly died in 2022, after a lifetime as a well-regarded tutor throughout Australia and New Zealand at Textile Forums and McGregor Schools (University of Southern Queensland), where she taught techniques she had developed revolving around birds and their habitats, the wider landscape and narrative works.She won the 2013 National Australian Society of Miniature Arts Awards for Mixed Media and the 2012 Yvonne Perring Memorial Award for best use of Traditional Techniques.She has written articles for various magazines and books, such as Masterworks and Inspirations, as well as having her book Embroidered Landscapes published by Sally Milner.Judy lived in Armidale, NSW, Australia.

November/DecemberBringing together over 25 years of experiment, refinement, and tutoring by author, Judy Wilford, this book teaches you the processes and techniques of designing, stitching and completely realistic interpretations of landscapes. The book is divided into two sections - part one covers the materials and equipment needed to design and embroider a landscape, as well as detail on how to produce surface elements such as grass, trees and contains projects based on different land forms - The Coastlines, The Escarpments, The Plains and The Deserts; each further develop and extend techniques. Each of the land forms will have stitch samplers of specific elements and the flora region giving a total of eight projects.  We Love: The techniques, which are the combination and adaption of different art genres, textiles, traditional stitches and hand embroidery techniques.

Judy Wilford worked with the mediums of fabric and thread and the many and varied techniques of hand embroidery. Her unique embroideries draw on years of personal study and practice in design, drawing, painting, print-making, clay and object making but it is the flexibility and technical variety inherent in textiles, in particular hand embroidery, that always fascinated her.Judy sadly died in 2022, after a lifetime as a well-regarded tutor throughout Australia and New Zealand at Textile Forums and McGregor Schools (University of Southern Queensland), where she taught techniques she had developed revolving around birds and their habitats, the wider landscape and narrative works.She won the 2013 National Australian Society of Miniature Arts Awards for Mixed Media and the 2012 Yvonne Perring Memorial Award for best use of Traditional Techniques.She has written articles for various magazines and books, such as Masterworks and Inspirations, as well as having her book Embroidered Landscapes published by Sally Milner.Judy lived in Armidale, NSW, Australia.

November/DecemberBringing together over 25 years of experiment, refinement, and tutoring by author, Judy Wilford, this book teaches you the processes and techniques of designing, stitching and completely realistic interpretations of landscapes. The book is divided into two sections - part one covers the materials and equipment needed to design and embroider a landscape, as well as detail on how to produce surface elements such as grass, trees and contains projects based on different land forms - The Coastlines, The Escarpments, The Plains and The Deserts; each further develop and extend techniques. Each of the land forms will have stitch samplers of specific elements and the flora region giving a total of eight projects.  We Love: The techniques, which are the combination and adaption of different art genres, textiles, traditional stitches and hand embroidery techniques.