Nancy Nicholson is founder of a successful business selling her distinctive embroidery kits and downloadable stitch templates - 'It's important that my design has broad appeal, while being uncompromisingly fresh and modern'.

These 'Stitch Maps' are not only guides for where to stitch when sewing one of the Nancy Nicholson embroidery kits - they are beautiful illustrations in their own right.

Nancy Nicholson has a MA in Fine Art Textiles from the Royal College of Art.

Nancy Nicholson regularly supplies The National Trust and stocks retailers across the UK and internationally, with both her embroidery kits and these charming 'Build-your-own' 3-D paper-folding projects

Nancy's parents, Roger and Joan Nicholson, both exhibited their work at the Festival of Britain. Her mother Joan was a leading figure in the revival of stitch and embroidery through the 60's and 70's. These are a selection of Nancy's one-off embroidery artworks.

Nancy Nicholson's decorative work extends to abstract works including a collection of screen-print collages and mono-prints.