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, June 3, 2026

Ribbon, prairie points and French knots.

 

I made a decision on which ribbon to use after this post.

French knots and prairie points have been added and the next step? more ribbon?

I'm not sure.

I am tempted to add web stitches to the space around the patchwork motifs but that's as far as my thinking has gone. 

(this piece will be a pillow, a gift.....I hope they like it) 


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2 comments:

Magpie's Mumblings said...

What's not to like? The recipient will be thrilled to own a piece of your art - no worries there.

June 4, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Jillayne said...

No doubt they will love it - the ribbon is perfect, especially laid against the prairie points, it's a gorgeous combination.

June 4, 2026 at 1:59 PM

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