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







Thursday, June 18, 2026

Piecing and pinning.

 


Just putting a small piece together, using my stash of Liberty fabrics on a silk dupion base.

There are prairie points here and there will be Suffolk puffs.

I'm thinking minimal embroidery, perhaps just a little stab stitch to secure these pieces. 

Hopefully the Suffolk puffs will add enough of a finishing touch on here. 

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3 comments:

Magpie's Mumblings said...

Liberty always has the prettiest prints - inspiration on their own, for sure.

June 18, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Rachel said...

I'm sure the decisions will come to you in time!

June 20, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Liza said...

I love the pansy fabric

June 21, 2026 at 10:02 PM

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