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







Friday, November 7, 2025

embroider, embroider, embroider....

 




Hand embroidery, more samples.

The early stages of my next embroidery sample book.

My resource pile, my stack of sample books, artist books is an ever evolving and growing collection. 

Each piece is inspiration for future works, they are invaluable. 

Below, a video from a few days ago. My most recent embroidery sample book.

 


 


2 comments:

Magpie's Mumblings said...

So many little details to admire but I have to say that little hexxies get me every time.

Rachel said...

Always good to see progress being made!