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







Saturday, February 7, 2026

Fabric paint and embroidery.

 



New embroidered work.

Fabric paint and embroidery inspired by this collection.

There are lots of French knots and tiny snippets of cloth embellishing the painted areas along with a little running stitch.

There's along way to go with this one. It's developing over in class.

Small applique circles on each piece is the next step.

I will play with the placement of those later. 

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2 comments:

Rachel said...

These are charming!

February 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Magpie's Mumblings said...

I don't often use the word 'whimsical' but it surely suits these little charmers.

February 8, 2026 at 3:08 PM

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