Marie Suarez

While working as a nurse, Marie Suarez spent her free time embroidering, a passion she'd had since childhood. Eventually she made a life-changing decision and gave up nursing to turn her passion into a job. Self-taught, she spent time rigorously studying the works and techniques of other embroiderers, as well as visiting museums, exhibitions and conferences on embroidery, in order to improve her skills. She has since received the title of Master Embroiderer and is one of Europe's best-selling...See more

While working as a nurse, Marie Suarez spent her free time embroidering, a passion she'd had since childhood. Eventually she made a life-changing decision and gave up nursing to turn her passion into a job. Self-taught, she spent time rigorously studying the works and techniques of other embroiderers, as well as visiting museums, exhibitions and conferences on embroidery, in order to improve her skills. She has since received the title of Master Embroiderer and is one of Europe's best-selling embroidery authors, with 28 books under her belt. When she's not writing or creating commissioned work, she shares her techniques and thoughts via her blog, www.suarezmarie.canalblog.com , or sells her designs through her website, www.mariesuarez.com . Marie lives in Beersel, Brabant in Belgium. See less