Mabbott, Connie Louise: - Connie Mabbott is an embroidery designer maker based in Birmingham. Originally from North Wales, Connie moved to Birmingham to study textile design and fell in love with embroidery after her first introduction to the skill at university. She graduated with first-class honors in embroidered textiles in 2015 and after gaining experience working for Hawthorne & Heaney and The Couture Company, set up 'Lint & Thread' in 2017, a brand focusing on well made, detailed and colorful embroidered fashion.