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In this age of computer-generated and mechanized embellishment, it is well worth honoring those who continue to create extraordinary work by hand. London-based hand embroiderer Michele Carragher has put her amazing talent to work embellishing costumes for productions such as Game of Thrones and Elizabeth I. 

                                                                                         Cercei's dress.  Courtesy of Michele Carreghar
Detail.  Courtesy of Michele Carreghar

As a child, Michele developed a love of nature that continues to be reflected in her richly detailed work. Rather than taking a panoramic view, she draws her inspiration more from the majesty of nature's microscopic detail--that of insects, birds, and flora, from the transluscent colors of a dragonfly wing, to woodland carpets of bluebells, delicate poppies dotting cornfields, and the velvety texture of moss.

By combining this inspiration with an assortment of threads, beads, and fabric and an astounding imagination, Michele brings fantasy and magic to each costume she creates. 

See more of her work here.