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 28, 2026

Building a collection

 



The collection of embroidered accessories for my latest notebook project is growing.

There are now buttons, weavings, fabric swatches, delicate embroidered papers and beaded overlays.

The beaded overlays will be used to enhance the notebook as I progress. 

Fabric painting is happening in the background, in class, and to my girls....I made you a video this morning updating you on my progress.

A note for my subscribers.

I believe your emails weren't the best quality in terms of images.

I think, I hope, I have rectified that now. 

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2 comments:

Rachel said...

Lots of lovely pattern and texture here!

January 29, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Magpie's Mumblings said...

I wonder if you dream about embroidery designs. You come up with so many different ideas so I think you must.

January 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM

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