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, September 2, 2026

A handkerchief edge, a little lace and French knots.

 

This patchwork piece has been added to........the edge of a vintage handkerchief and a scrap of lace embellished with French knots. 

I will leave this piece for a little while now as I am anxious to finish my drawstring pouch. 

There are ribbon ties to sew onto that and a lining cloth to source. 

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Magpie's Mumblings said...

I sometimes wonder what our grandma's would think of the ways we use handkerchiefs in our art.

September 3, 2026 at 11:12 PM

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