Alison Carpenter-Hughes

Please show your support calling for government to overturn this family farm tax and add your name today. #BackBritishFarming campaigns.nfuonline.com/page…

Just finished this commission of my client’s granddaughter. Free motion embroidery and hand painted appliqué pieces on a mixed-media background.

All three @MagnumUK Chill Blueberry Cookie from the box with the blueberry melted out the middle and the chocolate discoloured. Only purchased today and put in the freezer shortly after buying @Morrisons ☹️ No dessert tonight ☹️

Win a Luxury Art Holiday in Cornwall @newlynartschool #NewlynArtSchool newlynartschool.co.uk/prize-…

‘Absorbed’ - self-portrait taken from a photo in 2020, stuck at home and making play with sunshine and lace in the garden🌞 Trying out @aurifil new 8wt cotton thread, being launched at QuiltCon next week, where this artwork will be exhibited for the first time 😊 #embroidery

My first attempt at a naturalistic looking blue tit using needle felting and natural materials. #bird #bluetit #felting #needlefelting – at Boreham, East

‘Hummingbird’ Mixed media using free motion embroidery with @aurifilthread on a small canvas. I’ll be sharing more of these soon.

Here’s a little #festive #robin for the first day of the month and for my (belated 🤦🏼‍♀️) November challenge for @aurifil. He’s sewn with 40 and 50w threads onto an organza background, various sparkly appliqué pieces and of course my customary tangle of threads! #bird #embroidery

Playful city garden cubs #FoxOfTheDay @ChrisGPackham – at Leicester, England

A recently finished #portrait commission now with its owner. This was a challenging, but very enjoyable piece to create. Completed with free motion #embroidery using @aurifilthread and appliqué on canvas. – at Leicester, England

Create a free theme #textiles hanging basket for the ‘Leicester, Look Up!’ @LeicTextileFest call-out 💜 Follow the link for info & application form ⬇️ leicestertextilesfestival.uk… Check out festival co-organiser, Rebecca Hobbs historical hanging basket with a #KingRichardIII theme!

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9 weeks to go to the @LeicTextileFest!! 👀 We have four fantastic open calls now live. Read all about them in our latest newsletter! 💜⬇️ leicestertextilesfestival.su… #leicester #leicestertextilesfestival #leicesterart #leicestercraft #textiles #textilesart #yarnbombing – at Leicester, England

Registration is now open to all for the @LeicTextileFest Textiles Open Exhibition! leicestertextilesfestival.uk… No submission or exhibiting fees! Our festival partner and sponsor’s, @StudionAmeLei is the first confirmed gallery space 💜 #leicester #textilesart #textilesopenexhibition – at Leicester, England

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Urban #FoxoftheDay - a visit from two cubs today, but haven’t got a photo of them together yet. 🦊