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
7 comments:
that lace edging in the first image speaks to me.
Wonderful! Can't wait to see it all pieced together.
Your ladies' stitching is really beautiful!
Like deanna, I love that lacy edging in the first image, it's gorgeous!
I've decided, in my eternal wisdom, that there needs to be a new dictionary just to include new words to describe your work. All the current available words have been used already....so.....treuklly soprkl!!!!
Your work is really inspirational.
You have such pretty pins. I think I have pin envy.
Oh and the stitching is lovely too - of course.
Great variety of techniques on display!
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