About Me

Emma was born in London . She studied textiles , specialising in knit at Winchester School of Art . She moved almost immediately to Italy after graduating to work in the knitwear industry . She worked as a freelance knitwear designer and consultant for 30 years . Designing for and consulting with italian and european companies . Always making sewing , knitting and working with colour , yarns and fabrics .

Emma lives on Lake Como , with her husband Lorenzo and their dog Oscar . They live in a small village on the lake with a beautiful name , Oliveto Lario . She divides her time between her family , her e-shop , teaching , designing & making , her garden and of course dog walking ;)

          'Flowers are like friends . They bring color to your world'  (unknown)

The Dots Embroidery -

'I stumbled on this technique of embroidery , using wool and cashmere , some years ago . I loved it instantly and it never ceases to please me . The combination of tiny felted balls of cashmere embroidered onto cotton or linen , and even on knit . 

The process is very manual , beginning with the preparation of the cashmere dots , recuperated from colour cards , some knitted by me , the swatches and pieces are then cut individually by hand resulting in lots of little squares of cashmere knit . The dots and flowers , which are made up of dots , are placed manually , pinned down onto the base and sewn by machine . For the 'rainbow' colourway  I choose the first colour in a row and then leave the colours themselves to suggest the sequence . ' 

Obviously a very small production is possible and each piece is entirely unique .

'I started using this embroidery designing and making a small collection of embroidered shirts and t-shirts in cotton and linen for women which I sold to shops and boutiques in Milan and Bellagio  . During the covid lockdown in 2020 I began to design & make embroidered dresses for girls in sizes 2 – 4 – 6 - 8 .

I showed the first girls dress prototype to my friend Sara . She loved it and we tried it on her 2 yr old daughter , Bianca . I will never forget the joy on Bianca's face as she looked down at the rainbow colours on the bodice of the dress , she ran her hands over the soft little balls and looked up at her mum with such a happy smile .

Some years ago another friend of mine Mollie referring to a photo I posted of a shirt and tshirt wrote : 

' These shirts just make me happy . Lovely !'

'Happiness is in colour '

Over the last years I have experimented my embroidery on cashmere knit , creating a line of 'oh-so-soft' felted accessories and now some garments . 

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CcbyE came about thanks to my neice Clemmie . Without her help I would never have got this far . I received a lot of interest thanks to the fabulous photos Sara took of her girls in my dresses and I started talking it over with Clemmie  , an artistic embroiderer and seamstress herself  . Together we decided to set up a profile on facebook , dedicated to my embroidered pieces . Finding time between courses at uni in Scotland , she dedicated herself to the profile , leaving me the time to continue with the line . The idea was to bring together in the profile the love for the pieces we make , fabric and fibre , and colour , with our mutual passion for the garden , flowers and nature .

Clemmie has now moved on and I have continued alone . At the start it was mainly the dresses and shirts , but soon I added other cashmere pieces , scarves , hats and other articles . All rotate around the embroidery technique . I make now only on customer order and sell via my e-shop , which I set up in 2020 . I love working directly with my customers , personalising colour and style . 

Welcome to my world , I do hope you enjoy it .