Sandra Murray - Textile Artist & Designer

Needle & Frame (established 2000)

Member & Exhibiting Member of TNNA since 2002
Exhibiting Member of Nashville Needlework Market since 2004

Born in Worcestershire (UK) England near the Malvern Hills.  Sandra has embroidered from an early age.  Her passion for color and detail, lead to an interesting research career in the Thin Film Technology of Semi Conductor Devices.  In the 80's a friend introduced Sandra to the Embroiderer's Guild in the UK, where she was an active member.

In 1993 Sandra started travelling to London for monthly day tuition for a City & Guilds Diploma Course, with dreams of teaching embroidery.  For 4 years she studied all types of embroidery and needlework, traditional, contempory and historical.

Arriving here in the USA in 1997, Sandra taught a few local 'Embroiderers Guild of America' (EGA) groups and discovered that the 'teaching style' is very different in the USA.  Full instructions leaflets with diagrams and color photographs were required in the USA. The 'Board & Chalk' with a few loose pages which is typical in the UK. Sandra's American Students offered a lot of wisdom and help in preparation of kits and charts, the resulting products are suitable for beginners, with enough flexability for the more experienced needlework person.