Creating Beauty One Stitch At A Time

Australian Textile Artists, Margaret Knight and Lynne Berry orchestrated an event like no other for the Chelsea Flower Show.  What was originally a call for 120 stitched poppies ended up to be a garden of 300,000 knitted and crocheted poppies from all around the world.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/31679427/garden-designers-show-of-prized-work-at-chelsea-flower-show/#page1

lynne berry and margaret knight #3
Photo credit: straitstimes.com

Pensioner John Back walking through a field of 5,000 cotton poppies.

 

 

Author: knitorious

Creating surface design on fabric through the use of mobile photography.

5 thoughts on “Creating Beauty One Stitch At A Time”

  1. What a wonderful and poignant happening! Done together by some crafts people and to keep memory alive and honor those who gave so much! Thanks Mary Lou xo Johanna

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