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Conversations with Constance is a celebration of the life of Constance Howard MBE by Jean Littlejohn and Jan Beaney and is part of the series authored by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn. This amazing woman was the foremost pioneer of creative embroidery in England. Her well-known green hair and talent established her as a "national treasure".
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Few People in the field of visual arts could be unaware of Constance Howard's deserved reputation as the foremost pioneer of creative embroidery in Great Britain in the twentieth century.
Our intention was to represent her life with emphasis on her memories and her own perceptions of the context in which she lived her life. She was looking forward to seeing it in print and we know that she would have loved all the celebrations that were being planned for the special birthday of a woman whose life almost spanned the twentieth century.


| Preface | After Goldsmiths | 10 | |
| Beginnings: an Uphill Struggle | 1 | Constance & Books | 16 |
| The Royal College of Art | 3 | Constance in her Studio | 18 |
| Cardiff Art School 1935-1937 | 4 | And finally.... | 24 |
| Goldsmiths | 6 | Selected Biography | 25 |
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20 Book Series & Other Books by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn |
![]() Vanishing Act Machine Embroidery on Soluble Fabrics Book 1 |
![]() Voluptuous Velvet Book 2 by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn |
![]() Bonding and Beyond Book 3 |
![]() Transfer to Transform Book 4 |
| Series includes dimensional stitching by hand & machine with heavy weight fibers, threads and yarns, bonding/fiusibles, water souble stabilizers, painting, stamping, fabric manipulation, texture and more. | ![]() Gardens and More Book 5 |
Conversations with Constance Book 6 |
![]() Trees as a Theme Book 7 |
Giving Pleasure Book 8 |
![]() New Dimensions in Hand and Machine Embroidery Book 9 |
![]() Double Vision Book 10 |
![]() A Tale of Two Stitches Book 11 |
![]() A Sketch in Time Book 12 |
![]() No Stone Unturned Book 13 |
![]() Connections Book 14 |
Over the Line Book 16 |
![]() Grids to Stitch Book 17 |
![]() Seductive Surfaces Book 18 |
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