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Ellie Beck is a textile artist, writer, & photographer from Australia. Teaching online craft classes worldwide. She also a SquareSpace website designer and creativity coach - for artists, creatives, health practitioners, & small business owners.

.. it’s still not finished, more than 8 years after starting it. It’s sat in a drawer and then a suitcase waiting waiting waiting ….Maybe this’ll be the year that I pull it out and keep working on it 🤞

I remember starting e

We’re going on a road trip on Monday, and I have to decide what stitching supplies to take. Do I take something that’s an actual making project to finish, or do I take stitch journal type pieces….?

It’s 3 days down, then aft

New spaces, new moments, new creative possibilities. We’re moving furniture, which always means new energy and creativity. Don’t you find?!

A clean tablecloth, a cup of tea, thread, yarn, quiet pondering.

I’ve also been moving thi

Have you heard of Furoshiki ? It’s traditional Japanese wrapping, using cloth; they were originally used to wrap and protect precious temple objects.
But it’s also a perfect technique to wrap your gifts this (and every) Christmas.
Not onl

I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I create, live and work, the Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung nation, & pay my respects to their Elders past, present & emerging. I thank First Nations people, Elders & present, for welcoming us to share the land & move forward as a community to continue to be custodians of our land together.