Auburn Claire Lucas

2016 QEST Scholar - Traditional Hand Embroidery
London

Auburn is an embroidery artist, teacher and author, who has spent the past 10 years learning, practicing and teaching the art of embroidery. Her embroidery career started when she gained a place on the Future Tutor Programme at the Royal School of Needlework, where she graduated in 2017 with distinction and a number of awards. QEST funding supported her studies while at the RSN. On graduating Auburn was employed in the RSN’s commercial studio and as a tutor, has had the privilege to teach at a number of locations in the UK and USA, as well as online. She has also created a number of self-paced video online courses with RSN in partnership with David and Charles on whitework and other techniques.

Auburn has spent the past few years writing a technical stitch guide book “Whitework Embroidery – Techniques and Projects” which was published in 2023 with Crowood Press. She is now ready to embark on the next stage of her career, continuing with teaching but also focusing on commissions, bespoke items and creating her own body of work focusing on the natural world.

Embroidery has always been part of my life, firstly a hobby and passion, and now as my career. I see the world in stitch, finding inspiration everywhere. I gain such pleasure in teaching and inspiring others in embroidery, in my own way helping to keep the art of embroidery alive.

QEST Sanderson Rising Star Craft Award

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