Blooming Threads showcases the extraordinary work of embroiderer Lynne Stone, who uses wire and thread to re-create the delicate beauty of Australian wildflowers.

A former computer consultant and accomplished seamstress, Lynne has perfected her techniques over the past ten years, with astonishingly lifelike results. White thread is fashioned with a variety of tools including a computerised embroidery machine, sewing machine, surgeon’s forceps, flyfishing gadgets and a soldering iron. After stitching the work is tinted with specially prepared dyes

The artworks demonstrate remarkable attention to detail, and are the product of carefully observing and recording the features of individual specimens. Some leaves and flowers even include natural blemishes and insect damage.

Blooming Threads features more than 40 handcrafted pieces, representing nineteen different Australian native flowers, representing species of Eucalyptus, Callistemon, Acacia and Hakea.

Lynne Stone has previously exhibited in Yulara, Alice Springs, Darwin and Melbourne. She has also been involved in the traditional music scene for many years, and is a regular visitor to the National Folk Festival, held in Canberra each Easter.

Blooming Threads is on display in the Visitor Centre from Tuesday 6 March until Sunday 27 May 2007.

More information is available at www.bloomingthreads.info