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Christine Cunningham
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min
ABSTRACT INDIA
With Diwali approaching 'beneath the folds with Christine Cunningham' explores India with abstract images of Buddha, Temples and Elephants
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Christine Cunningham
- Oct 11, 2020
- 1 min
KURVE - AUTUMN
Christine Cunningham explores creating the essence of Autumn with colour, texture, pattern, form and poetry using traditional techniques,...
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Christine Cunningham
- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min
ABSTRACT AUTUMN
Explore how to create your own abstract seasonal textile, rich in colour, texture, pattern and form. Recycled knits, wool cocoons, light ...
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Christine Cunningham
- Jul 20, 2020
- 1 min
ABSTRACT BEACH
'beneath the folds with Christine Cunningham' explores 'ABSTRACT BEACH': building a colour palette, pattern, texture, light, form, embellish
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Christine Cunningham
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
ESSENCE OF SUMMER
'beneath the folds with Christine Cunningham' explores 'CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF SUMMERTIME' - intensity of heat with colour and texture...
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Christine Cunningham
- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
ABSTRACT FLOWER DESIGN
Christine Cunningham explores ABSTRACT FLOWER DESIGN IN TEXTILE ART - using recycled materials, techniques, embellishment, vintage florals
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Christine Cunningham
- Apr 17, 2020
- 1 min
NOSTALGIC POETRY
Christine Cunningham invites you to return to a bygone age of ''wispy chins serving homemade bakes'' with examples from The Natural Colln
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Christine Cunningham
- Apr 3, 2020
- 1 min
KURVE magazine: Spring
KURVE magazine features textile artist Christine Cunningham. Learn how to capture the essence of Spring with techniques, poetry, off-cuts...
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Christine Cunningham
- Feb 21, 2020
- 1 min
USING WOOL IN TEXTILE ART
'beneath the folds' with Christine Cunningham explores using wool in textile art. Visit mrxstitch magazine for examples from my collections.
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Christine Cunningham
- Jan 18, 2020
- 1 min
mrxstitch-beads and sequins
'beneath the folds' explores embellishing a textile with beads and sequins, creating light and depth within the surface contouring...
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Christine Cunningham
- Jan 17, 2020
- 1 min
MOTHER AND CHILD
KURVE MAGAZINE features 'MOTHER AND CHILD' by Christine Cunningham, an abstract textile celebrating the bond between a mother and her child.
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Christine Cunningham
- Dec 18, 2019
- 1 min
RELIGIOUS ICONS
'beneath the folds' blog celebrates Christmas with '3D TEXTILES - RELIGIOUS ICONS' by artist Christine Cunningham for mrxstitch magazine.
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Christine Cunningham
- Nov 15, 2019
- 1 min
BUTTONS
'beneath the folds' blog explores 'CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF A SUBJECT IN BUTTONS', by Christine Cunningham for mrxstitch magazine
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Christine Cunningham
- Aug 22, 2019
- 1 min
BENEATH THE FOLDS
Welcome to my first blog post with Mr X Stitch.
Click the image to explore using unusual materials and found objects.
Disintegrating fabri
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Christine Cunningham
- Aug 22, 2019
- 1 min
ETSY TEACUPS
NEW TEXTILE TEACUPS IN A RANGE OF VINTAGE FLORALS. VISIT MY ETSY STORE ARTYFARTYFINDS. QUILTED APPLIQUE IN A PATCHWORK SURROUND ADORNED IN
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Christine Cunningham
- Aug 22, 2019
- 1 min
KURVE MAGAZINE 2019
KURVE Magazine 2019 features textile wall hanging ''I miss the lively hearing aids'' in it's July issue. Original poetry, hand embroidered..
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