Millie Darnell-Hayes
BA (Hons) Hand embroidery
Royal School of Needlework
Graduates: 2024
Specialisms: Embroidery / Costume Design - Stage Screen Dance / Textiles - Mixed Media
My location: Kingston, United Kingdom
Millie Darnell-Hayes
First Name: Millie
Last Name: Darnell-Hayes
University / College: Royal School of Needlework
Course / Program: BA (Hons) Hand embroidery
Graduates: 2024
Specialisms: Embroidery / Costume Design - Stage Screen Dance / Textiles - Mixed Media
My Location: Kingston, United Kingdom
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About
A 2024 Graduate from the Royal School of Needlework, I specialise in Hand Embroidery, positioning my work in the costume context, as well as textile art. Taking inspiration from organic forms and textures, I create detailed surfaces that tell stories, combining my passions for textiles and performance.
My entry for the Bradford Textile Society Design Competition 2023, entitled 'Granada' focused on texture and patterns created using fabric manipulation alongside hand embroidery techniques. I used Pomegranate seeds as the inspiration for this project, looking at the different parts of the seed and what texture they create when collected in groups. I designed a voluminous dress, which was sympathetic to the hand-embroidered samples I created. I used tambour, and goldwork as the main embroidery techniques, along with heat manipulation and needle felting to create the textures in the sheer fabrics.