The Design Collective - Christmas

We asked twelve of the world’s most talented needlework artisans to each design a project to celebrate Christmas with stitch.

Each designer was given the same brief. There were no rules. No guidelines. The only criteria: a connection to Christmas.

The result? A fabulous range of unique responses, including ornaments and decorations for your home, special gifts and a spectacular bonbon for the Christmas table.

• The Nutcracker by Natalie Dupuis
  A beloved Christmas decoration depicted in or nué with additional embellishments to enhance the design
• A Christmas Rose by Betsy Morgan
  Ornament with a stumpwork hellebore and gold star worked over a background of counted thread embroidery
• A Sprig of Holly by Susan O'Connor
  Elegant brooch with holly berries and leaves worked with silk threads
• Pat's Bonbon by Hazel Blomkamp
  A bonbon to use every year, adorned with sparkling poinsettias, flowers and leaves in three-dimensional beading
• A Summer Christmas by Ana Mallah
  Wreath with softly shaded hydrangeas and berries to honour the different seasons around the world at Christmas
• Folk Art Bird Ornament by Trish Burr
  Colourful bird with flowers and snowflakes inspired by Scandinavian folk art
• Christmas Wreath by Di van Niekerk
  Wreath with Christmas reds and greens, framed in a hoop bound with hand-dyed silk ribbon
• White Christmas by Di Kirchner
  White hanging ornament with a garland of leaves, beaded berries and twigs
• Memories by Margaret Lee
  Centrepiece table mat sumptuously worked with Japanese-style bead embroidery
• Box of Delights by Helen M. Stevens
  Large design of hellebores and small designs of sweet pea, fuchsia and morning glory
• Secrets by Laurence Lieblich
  Pyramid box with surface embroidery in silk and metallic threads
• Christmas Cheer by Katherine Duiguid
  Sparkling Christmas tree ornament embellished with metal thread, beads and crystals