Thread Doodling

Carina Envoldsen-Harris is a Danish designer, blogger and author living in the UK. She has a background in multimedia design as well as studies in art history and Italian language. Under the name Polka & Bloom, Carina has been designing and selling embroidery patterns since 2009. The patterns combine her life-long passion for art, design, history and nature, often including floral motifs and bright colours, and she sells them successfully via her on-line store Polka and Bloom, along with hand-embellished items of clothing and accessories Carina is the author of three books - Stitched Blooms (2014), published by Lark; and Romantic Motifs (2016) and popular Mandalas to Embroider (2017), published by Search Press. Carina lives in Grays, Essex.