Vine Embroidery

Clare Clensy (nee Hanham) is a professional embroiderer based in Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire.

The author of A Beginner's Guide To Silk Shading, Clare graduated from the Royal School of Needlework in 2000.

Clare studied on the prestigious three year apprenticeship in traditional hand embroidery at Hampton Court Palace - a training little changed since its Victorian origins.

Since graduating, Clare has gone on to develop her business Vine Embroidery.

She teaches embroidery classes and workshops, and gives talks to groups and societies about her experiences at the Royal School of Needlework and her life as a professional embroiderer.

Clare also works on private embroidery commissions, writes for stitching magazines and designs embroidery kits which have been enjoyed by thousands of stitching enthusiasts over the past decade.

For more information about Clare's work, explore the navigation bar on the left hand side of the screen. Or for the latest news from Vine Embroidery, visit the blog by clicking here. 

To read the interview with Clare in the West Country Life magazine (in the Western Daily Press), on August 21, 2010, click here.

Have a Magi-cal Christmas!

Hark! The third Christmas King is now available as a kit. Combining silk shading and goldwork techniques, he completes the line-up of festive “Wise Men” now in kit form.

He is worked with copper threads, green bugle beads and a skirt embroidered with red flowers.

For kit details, click here.