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 21, 2026

Hand stitched overlays

 




Hand stitched overlays for the pages in this little book.

They provide depth along with space to add more embellishment.

They are yet to be attached as I have plans for fabric swatches too and perhaps some little buttons for the pages, all coordinated of course. 

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I do love an overlay. These paper versions are wonderful!

January 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Christine Barnes said...

Doh, forgot to put my name on again!

January 21, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Liza said...

These are beautiful

January 21, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Magpie's Mumblings said...

I can 'see' those overlays used as pages for a family photo album...perhaps holding pictures of the grandies?

January 23, 2026 at 2:44 PM

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