Katie Essam, Contemporary Applied Art

12/05/2025

A lovely Textile Artist Org article on their top 10 machine embroidery books, featuring mine in their collection!

Machine embroidery artists are pushing their sewing machines in directions you wouldn’t think possible. And this updated booklist can help you get in on the

24/07/2021

Hello all hope you are having a lovely weekend!

It has been just over one month since we welcomes our 3rd daughter into the world!

Aviyah Shalom 😍

So I’m enjoying maternity leave and being a Mummy for this season, and I’m sure the sewing and fabric fun will be back again before I blink!

Have a great summer all xx

27/05/2021

Hone your freehand machine embroidery skills with Katie Essam’s furry fabric art – her project in issue 75, Pet Portrait! 🐶 Simply pawfect!⁠

14/05/2021

Find how to make your own furry companion textile art portrait in this months issue of Today's Quilter! Appliqué - Freehand Machine Embroidery with Painted details!

29/04/2021

Heya lovelies - special 20% off discount to celebrate my last month at work before maternity leave.

Use ‘KATIE20’ at the checkout when buying yourself a spot on an online workshop, a recorded workshop, a kit (workshop in a bag) or a brooch! Discount available till the end of May 😊

26/04/2021

The sky isn’t too far off this today 😍

18/04/2021

Little announcement

Hello lovelies, my Hubby and I are expecting our 3rd little bundle of joy in June!
So I’m booking in some of my last online workshop dates now if you are interested in learning some gorgeous textile techniques!

On the 4th of May Mixed Media Textiles
11th of May Freehand Machine Embroidery and Appliqué both 8pm-10pm
Pre recorded versions of the workshops available if you can’t make the dates but would still like to learn!

http://www.katie-essam.co.uk/shop for more info and to book.

Have a you’re having a lovely weekend!

18/04/2021

Got my hands on some of the last copies of my book in the last print run 🎉

27/03/2021

.... now you can from the comfort of your own home! Mixed Media Live zoom workshop with me 30th of March 8-10pm

Or fancying doing it in your own time and pace - new pre recorded version of the workshop available too along with all the info you need!

See http://www.katie-essam.co.uk/shop
for more info

16/03/2021

My ‘Trip to the Pincushion’ doorstop or draft excluder project available in Feb’s issue of Today's Quilter

So fun to design and make with the design based on the beautiful Pincushion Pantiles quilt shop 😍

15/03/2021

Fancy having a go at making this?

Freehand Machine Embroidery and Appliqué workshop with me in the 25th of March 8-10pm GMT
and for those who can’t join, I even have a meeting pre recorded version of the workshop available!