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







Showing posts with label seed stitch. Show all posts
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Thursday, June 7, 2012

seed stitch





After spending a great day with my niece I arrived home late last night so didn't get any embroidery accomplished for the whole day. Can you imagine that, a whole day without me picking up embroidery? I made up for it earlier today though, a tiny section of seed stitch added to my 'thinking scrap' and captured on video for you. I can also be seen doodling....
Next week I am going to have a much anticipated hermit like existence. My other half and my son are off to Spain on Monday for a 'Stag do'.... (bachelor party). Four whole days of solitude and I can't wait, just me, my locked front door and my embroidery. No meals to cook, (I will snack on cold stuff and drink lots of coffee)...no car journeys to make, no shopping to do...heaven. Much as I love them I feel privileged to be able to lock myself away without a care.....I am counting the minutes.