For centuries women have used cloth as a tool of comfort and as an expression of beauty within their homes. Creating cloth for warmth, cloth for shelter, our female predecessors embellished these linens with hand stitch using laborious and time consuming techniques thereby enhancing the functional beauty of objects which enveloped and protected their families. Inspired by these women I hope my creations pay tribute to and recognise the devotion expressed in cloth by our female ancestors .







''the use of traditional often time consuming process alludes to the devotion of a mother''. c K. A. Ruane 2007







Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Gimp and prairie points.

 


There has been progress with the embroidered pieces from this post.

Two of those have been joined and gimp has been added running across both pieces to 'draw' them together. 

The other has been joined to a piece you didn't see in that post. 

Prairie points have been added to the joining seam as you can see in the image today. 

I'm very busy at the moment with a new project for class.

I hope to be able to share a little of that with you soon. 

Monday, January 5, 2026

Pages, composition.

 







Another short video today, also from the 'other place'.

This is a good way for me to recoup my work from there but don't worry I won't do this every post.

It's artist book faffing today.


 

 

Sunday, January 4, 2026

three hand made buttons for a seam.

 


 



 A very short video for you today.

It's not new. It was lost when the 'other place' shut down.

Three little hand made buttons for a seam.

 


Friday, January 2, 2026

Delicate stitched paper books

 


 


Fine white Japanese tissue papers, stitched on my sewing machine before being embellished with hand embroidery.

Sewing these surfaces on the sewing machine makes them very receptive to hand stitch. 

It's hard to describe how lovely, fragile and delicate these feel in your hand.

My big 'to do' list now has stitch more Japanese tissue added! 

  

 


Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Three in progress.

 

 



Three embroidered pieces in progress.

Two of these will be joined, the other will be joined to a piece as yet unmade.

I'm thinking, next year I want to create something more substantial. 

The cogs are turning and there is the tiniest spark of an idea.

The next week or so may involve a little doodling and a little note writing.

(to my class....I made a video this morning, you will get that at the weekend xx)