After graduating from the Royal School of Needlework in 2002, Kate Sinton worked as a freelance embroiderer and artist. As well as continuing to teach a variety of classes at the RSN she set up drop-in summer embroidery classes at the Bermondsey Museum of Fashion and Textiles and worked with visiting textile lecturers at the British Museum. In 2006, Kate was appointed to manage a project that would produce over 200 new vestments for St Paul’s Cathedral. These were first exhibited in 2008 at St Martin’s College of Art and Design. During that time Kate continued to teach and produce artwork, and was part of a three-person show in Shepherd’s Market in Central London. Kate lives in Wiltshire, UK with her husband Jamie and son Thomas.

• The Royal School of Needlework 6Introduction 8The history of stumpwork 10Materials 14Framing up 22Stumpwork design 26Applique 30Stitches 32Flat surface stitches 34Raised surface stitches 46Needlelace stitches 58Metal thread work 64Techniques 70Padding 72Slips 78Wrapping 92Found objects 95Figures 98Index 112

Beautiful artworks.Well written and illustrated. Plenty of information on what is needed to begin the art of stumpwork and how to do the stitches. Look forward to trying this method to improve my stitching skills.