Valerie-Campbell Harding (http://www.ctdg.co.uk/home.htm) died on October 5th following a heart attack. For those unfamiliar with her work, she was a goddess of experimental embroidery, taking the art into incredible new directions.

Have a look at some of her work on Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_/202-2386308-6078247?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=valerie+campbell-harding&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go). I bought her last book - Stitch, Dissolve and Distort (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stitch-Dissolve-Distort-Machine-Embroidery/dp/0713489960/sr=8-1/qid=1160912348/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/202-2386308-6078247?ie=UTF8) - the other week.

She'll be missed :( .