Hazel Blomkamp

Hazel Blomkamp has taught embroidery and beadwork in South Africa for over 20 years. She is the author of Crewel Twists, Crewel Intentions, Crewel Creatures, Hand-stitched Crazy Patchwork and two stitch guides - Needle Lace Techniques and Needle Weaving Techniques. She has also collaborated on show more Freestyle Embroidered Mandalas with Di van Niekerk and Monique Day-Wilde. Hazel is a regular contributor to local and overseas publications and runs a busy website from home, providing embroidery kits and supplies to the four corners of the earth. Travelling internationally to share her knowledge and promote her work, she is regularly invited to teach at international conventions. Her teaching has taken her to Australia, New Zealand, Western and Eastern Europe, North America and Asia. show less