This main gallery displays a vast selection of embroidered panels, curtains, quilts, cloth books, clothing, technical stitch and appliqué samples, and odd abstract objects.

Works date from 2004 to Ongoing.

Some of the featured artworks in this gallery have been photographed as finished works, while some are documented still very much in a state of progress, with my needles, threads and fabrics very much part of my ongoing slow-making rhythm. The making of an artwork, quilt or fabric built book can be worked on for months or in some cases larger pieces over several years.

Jessie Chorley

Running Stitched Curtains. Date, 2004-2005. Size, 253cm x 67cm. Made from blue a grey, silk bought from a shop in Lewisham, London. Hand quilted with odd sized running stitches. Threads unknown. These densely stitched silk curtains were made over
Scroll Book. Date, WIP. Size 260cm x 43cm. I have always made things. Drawing and painting as a child was a constant for me. As was the making of fabric and paper collaged and stitched books. Book making is still important to me. This long padded
Dressing Table. Date, WIP. Size, 100cm x 90cm. Satin stitch, running stitch and seed stitch on the reverse of a cotton pillowcase I found in Belgium. Embroidered using vintage German and French threads
Table in Landscape – Part Two. Date, 2023. Size, 113cm x 76cm. Landscape with table, house, horse, lamp, moon, trees, birds on Japanese mud cloth. Built up slowly with appliqué and reverse appliqué, then densely embroidered with new and found threa
Embroidery and Appliqué- Technical Sample Book. Date, 2024. Size, 220cm x 28cm
. Made from half a found linen tablecloth. The book is part of my life as a tutor and social artist and can usually be found tucked in my travelling teaching case. It he
Deconstructed Silk Jacket-Coverlet. Date, 2024. Size, 67cm x 58cm. Collecting fabric, especially items of clothing, is a huge part of my making process and often the initial inspiration for a piece. I prefer to stumble across items at antique marke
Table in a Landscape – A Space of Your Own. Date, 2021-2022. Size, 125cm x 124cm
 A delicate and somewhat fragmented piece, a network of scraps of memory, real-life events and symbolic motifs, all held in place with many stitches. An experimental w
Industrial Landscape - Thames River Bank. Date, 2023. Size, 165cm x 117cm. Made December 2022-December 2023 and inspired by my daily cycle to and from my studio along the Thames-River Path. The route runs along the river, through concrete plants a
A Lesson in Darning-Two. Date, 2024. Size,
 60cm x 54cm. Running stitch, couching and satin stitch, on a found wool garment. Embroidered using coton perlé thread, DMC Mouliné Spécial embroidery thread, found cottons, found silks and odd wool and li
Table in Landscape - The Dance. Date, 2023. Size, 60cm x 85cm. 
 Landscape with table, horse, bird, moon, trees, roots, plants and the sun. Worked in and onto the reverse of a found silk quilt. Built up slowly with appliqué using the black edge from
A Lesson in Darning-One. Date, 2023. Size, 57cm x 32cm. 
 One of my first experimental works. Predominantly embroidered in North Wales during a visit to my mum’s cottage. Working directly into a found wool garment, I focused on keeping my stitches l
Interior, Exterior. Date, 2023. Size, 35cm x 32cm
. Made from a favourite piece of brown silk fabric. Threads are a mix of DMC Mouliné Spécial embroidery thread, and vintage and found threads in cottons and silk. Built using appliqué, couching, sat
Quilt-One. Date, 2025. Size, 205cm x 145cm. Photographed at the start of my making process. This was the start of my first technically correct quilt. Photographed in the studio, just as I started to quilt the panel. Constructed from a large French
A Lesson in Darning-Roots and Stems. Date, 2023. Size, 49cm x 48cm
. Running stitch, seed stitch and appliqué on a found wool garment. Embroidered using DMC coton perlé thread and odd found silk and cotton threads.
Boat. Date, 2024. Size, 60cm x 20cm. Built onto a French cotton panel. Threads are a mix of DMC Mouliné Spécial embroidery thread, and vintage and found threads.
Thames-Side, Industrial Landscape. Date, 2023. Size, 82cm x 44cm. Embroidered on and into a hand-dyed cotton tablecloth. Appliqué, seed stitch, satin stitch, running stitch, darning methods, couching, found and deconstructed collar, wool patch, bra
A Lesson in Appliqué – One. Date, 2023. Size, 20cm x 17cm. Playful appliqué built on and into a piece of found French kitchen towel. Fabrics selected for this experimental work are from my archive, as is the button and plastic curtain ring. Thread
Portrait of a Lamp. Date, 2025. Size, 35cm x 24cm
. Satin stitch, couching and appliqué on a found tool bag. Embroidered using vintage German and French threads.
A Lesson in Appliqué -Two. Date, 2023. Size, 39cm x 36cm.
 Playful appliqué built on and into a piece of French bed sheet. Fabrics selected for this experimental work are from my collection, as is the metal button and plastic curtain ring. Threads
Red and Pink. Abstract Doodle Cloth. Date, 2023. Size, 16cm x 15cm
. Satin stitch, seed stitch, couching, reverse appliqué, appliqué and a found button. Worked on and into a gifted scrap of pink quilt base. Embroidered using DMC Mouliné Spécial emb
The Journey/Map Date, WIP. Size, 210cm x 120cm. This large abstract landscape is an ever-growing work, a kind of personal doodle cloth or map. It represents past times as well as the present and future. I expect it to take 5-10 years to complete. I
Long Linen Story. Date, 2024. Size, 213cm x 38cm. I constructed and worked into this linen book over a period of 12 months, 2023-2024 while I was writing my embroidery book, Journal with Thread. Having a physical fabric book to embroider, during th
Doodle Cloth on Brown Silk Scarf. Date, 2024. Size, 50cm x 47cm
. Built on and into a fine brown silk handkerchief, using running stitch, satin stitch, seed stitch, couching and appliqué. Threads are a mix of DMC Mouliné Spécial embroidery thread,
Table in Landscape – Part Three. Date, 2021. Size, 38cm x 28cm. Landscape with house, clock, table and lamp on soft grey linen fabric. Appliqué, satin stitch, running stitch, seed stitch, found ring and wire constructed flower. Embroidered with new
The Stage. Date, 2024. Size, 39cm x 34cm. Appliqué, satin stitch, running stitch, seed stitch, found brass rings, clock hands, Linen buttons, Found lace mesh collar and black silk bow, on a soft grey linen base fabric. Embroidered with new and foun
Bird and Chair in Landscape. Date, 2023. Size, 42cm x 36cm. Landscape on soft grey linen fabric. Appliqué, reverse appliqué, satin stitch, running stitch, seed stitch, found brass ring. Embroidered with new and found threads in cotton and silk.
Reverse Appliqué. Date, 2023. Size, 70cm x 50cm. Reverse appliqué, appliqué, satin stitch, running stitch and couching. Worked on and into a found and hand-dyed cotton tablecloth. Embroidered using DMC Mouliné Spécial embroidery thread, found cotto
Satin Stitch. Date, 2022. Size, 56cm x 39cm 
 Satin stitch, worked on and into a found and hand-dyed cotton tablecloth. Embroidered using DMC coton perlé thread, DMC Mouliné Spécial embroidery thread, found cotton and silk threads.
Garden Story Bag. Date, 2020. Size, 49cm x 28cm. This beautiful cotton bag arrived in the post one day in 2020 (sent by Jas Tang) with a note saying ‘Jessie please stitch something on this!’ Threads are a mix of DMC Mouliné Spécial embroidery threa
Landscape with Chair. Date, 2023. Size, 24cm x 18cm. Appliqué, satin stitch, running stitch, seed stitch, found brass ring, clock hand, linen button and black hem from a Victorian jacket, on a soft grey linen base fabric. Embroidered with a mix of
The Stage. Date, 2023. Size, 104cm x 83cm. 
 Embroidery on a piece of Indian lorry cloth. Appliqué, reverse appliqué, satin stitch, seed stitch, running stitch, couching and found objects.
Landscape on Black. Date, 2010. Size, 45cm x 39cm. 
 One of my early works on a darker toned fabric. Built on and into a found and hand-dyed child's dress. Appliqué, couching, running stitch, straight stitch and satin stitch.
The River with Lamp. Date, 2023. Size, 57cm x 49cm. Landscape on soft grey linen fabric. Appliqué, reverse appliqué, satin stitch, running stitch, seed stitch, found brass and plastic rings, string and gold mesh ribbon. Embroidered with new and fou
The Walk. Bow to Hampstead. Date, 2023. Size, 56cm x 34cm
. We walked along the canal with our picnic towards Hampstead Heath. On arrival we visited a favourite junk shop. The silk and highly padded handkerchief case, which is the base of this work
East to South-London and the A12. Date, 2023. Size, 50cm x 43cm. Embroidered on and into a section of gifted pink quilt. Appliqué, reverse appliqué, seed stitch, satin stitch and couching. Embroidered with new and found threads in cotton and silk.
Table in Landscape – Part Two. Date, 2023. Size, 113cm x 76cm. Reverse of Work.
Deconstructed Waistcoat – One. Date, 2024. Size, 36cm x 26cm. Running stitch, seed stitch, couching, appliqué and found objects on black wool. Embroidered using assorted found silk and cotton threads.
Composition with Horse. Date, 2023. Size, 39cm x 36cm. 
 Built on and into a found cotton salt bag. Threads are a mix of DMC Mouliné Spécial embroidery thread, and vintage and found threads and strings. Appliquéd areas are built from fabric scraps
Play Sampler on Pink Shirt. Date, 2024. Size, 
23cm x 13cm. Satin stitch, couching and reverse appliqué onto a found dolls’ shirt. Embroidered using DMC coton perlé thread, DMC Mouliné Spécial embroidery thread, found cotton and silk threads.
Satin Stitch. Date, 2023. Size,
 61cm x 25cm. Satin stitch onto a found child's shirt. Embroidered using DMC coton perlé thread, DMC Mouliné Spécial embroidery thread, found cotton and silk threads.
Portrait of a Chair. Date, 2024. Size, 67cm x 50cm. Satin stitch, seed stitch and appliqué on a found and hand-dyed silk handkerchief. Embroidered using vintage German and French thread.
The Circus. Date, 2023. Size, 56cm x 53cm. Satin stitch, seed stitch, reverse appliqué and appliqué on linen. Built using found French embroidery threads.
Chair and Trees and Clouds. 
Date, 2023. Size, 68cm x 54cm. Embroidered on and into a French kitchen towel. Work was becoming more abstract by summer 2023 and this was a playful exercise. Appliqué, reverse appliqué, seed stitch, satin stitch, cross
Couching and Laid Work. Date, 2023. Size, 48cm x 26cm. Playful couching and laid work doodle cloth. Built on and into a piece of found French linen fabric. Threads are a mix of vintage and found cottons, silks and strings. Torn rags and snippets of
Doodle Cloth and Teaching Aid. Date, WIP.
 Size, 133cm x 85cm
. This brown linen panel and doodle cloth is part of my life as a tutor and social artist and can usually be found tucked in my travelling teaching kit. It helps me demonstrate stitches
Doodle Cloth and Teaching Aid. Details of reverse of panel. Date, WIP.
 Size, 133cm x 85cm
. This brown linen panel and doodle cloth is part of my life as a tutor and social artist and can usually be found tucked in my travelling teaching kit. It he

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