About Lyn

About Lyn

A teacher who loves to make

Lyn Kenny is a contemporary textile artist and teacher based in Kingaroy, Queensland.

Lyn Kenny embroidery machine stitching gum leaf blocks in her studio

My story

Hi, I'm Lyn

My journey in textiles is rooted in a lifelong love of making and teaching. Before I turned to fabric, dye, and ink full time, I spent years in Queensland high schools as an English teacher and Deputy Principal.

In 2005 I founded KennyKreations, designing and selling digital machine embroidery designs worldwide. From selling design CDs at the Houston International Quilt Show to teaching at the Nancy Zieman Love of Sewing Retreat in California, I have spent decades helping stitchers master flawless technique.

Today, as a contemporary textile artist, my work spans the precise world of machine embroidery and the organic world of eco-printing and solar cyanotypes.

Framed contemporary textile collage with rust prints and cyanotypes

A few milestones

Decades of making and teaching

  1. Classroom

    Years as a teacher

    I taught English and worked as a Deputy Principal in Queensland high schools.

  2. 2005

    KennyKreations begins

    I started designing and selling digital machine embroidery designs to stitchers worldwide.

  3. Houston

    On the world stage

    I sold design CDs at the Houston International Quilt Show.

  4. California

    Teaching retreats

    I taught at the Nancy Zieman Love of Sewing Retreat.

  5. Today

    Contemporary textile artist

    My work spans machine embroidery, eco-printing, and solar cyanotypes.

I do not just know how to create textile art. I know how to teach it, so you can succeed too.

Lyn Kenny · Textile artist and teacher

Come and make with me

Start with a class, or browse the embroidery designs I have made over the years.

See the classes Browse my designs