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
6 comments:
Good!
That gift looks precious!
The vintage leaf embroidery is adorable and your work once again amazing!
Lovely Karen.
Have a great time in London, I love Portobello,there was a time when I went every weekend!A long time ago, when I lived in London.x
What a very special piece Karen...a treasure for some lucky person.
I love the silk muslin. I have never heard of it/seen it before, but I am going to keep an eye out for it, I love the weave.
Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos.
Looks so lovely! Someone very lucky will be thrilled, I am sure!
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