Jessica Jones

For February’s Aurifil Artisan Challenge, I revisited my raw edge appliqué butterfly cushion with a fresh focus on thread selection. Using the Aurifil Swatch Book to match and contrast real thread samples against my fabrics made colour decisions intentional, balanced, and beautifully precise.

After some time away from my studio following a family loss, I felt ready to pick up my threads again. This month’s Aurifil Artisan 3:2:1 Challenge gave me the perfect nudge - the brief was simple but inspiring: use at least 3 thread colours , in at least 2 different thread weights , all in one project . For this challenge, I created “Telling the Bees” , a piece inspired by the old folklore of the same name. Traditionally, bees were seen as part of the family - any news of births, marriages,...

Autumn has a way of wrapping everything in warmth and texture. The air turns crisp, leaves crunch underfoot, and the woods come alive...