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
13 comments:
Love being able to see more of the individual sections
Love love love how you incorporated the lace into it all, what a feast for the eyes.
Very pretty. Love all the little pieces and how they come together so beautifully. :))
Big hugs,
Lois (yes, it is Sunday again and I have a connection!!!!)
I think a small book featuring the details and the story behind them will be of great value behind them too. Fabulous project, born of love!
Have a wonderful holiday!
I have so enjoyed seeing the pictures of the development of the cloth. Stunningly tactile and beautiful to look at. Lucky girl
just love that little tatted strip in the last image. I might have to get out my tatting shuttle so I can add some pink tatting to my cloth.
Your corners are just so perfectly beautiful!!!! They are just so Karen, really lovely.
Deanna-I have found myself looking at tatting instructions to make some for my piece-this is getting invovled :>)
entirely gorgeous~
So many varieties of technique and texture!
Four corners holding in all that love. Beautiful stitching!
Deb
Karen, your work is incredible. I found you at Jillayne's Quilting Fabrications (A Fine Seam) blog. I'll be back. You are inspiring with your talent....Such tactile looking creations!
Diane
Four corners that surround such beauty...perfect. (and, btw...the chorus for you doing a 'real' book is growing...have you noticed??).
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