3rd Place Winner

Holly’s piece was inspired by a group of goddesses from Norse mythology called the Norns. They sat at the foot of the world tree Yggdrasil and wove the threads of fate which determined the future. She incorporated elements of Norse mythology such as Viking runes and ravens into the embroidery.

Holly wanted the design to be chaotic up close but make sense once you stepped back and saw the bigger picture. Some of the techniques I used were feather stitch, chain stitch, satin stitch and whipped running stitch. The main body of the dress and lining are deadstock fabrics, with the wing motifs appliquéd out of fabric scraps and feathers leftover from her 2020 graduate collection.