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 ticking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ticking. Show all posts

Monday, July 16, 2012

checks and stripes





Checks and stripes or gingham and ticking? Take your pick, I don't mind whatever you call them. Another page for class and please go here for more brilliant work from the group. Puts my efforts to shame.
My cloth was delivered safely, Aunty loved it and I ate cake so a good day all told. 
I have also placed a followers gadget on here...I resisted this for a long time but I have been asked for it. I am still not sure if it will stay because I can't decide if I like it or not...I know, I'm awkward, , picky, finickity ....

finickity (comparative more finickitysuperlative most finickity)
  1. Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details; meticulous and particular.


Thursday, January 20, 2011

gingham, ticking and rouleau loops....

It's sunny inside and out today, bright colours and bright images for a change!! The first of the final two pieces for my throw, not finished yet but worked on last night. The corner where this will fit needed colour to balance the whole throw and yes, it is precise and measured...I'm begining to like that method it makes life a lot easier. Before you start thinking I am a workaholic and sat and made seperate little rouleau loops, co-ordinated and everything I should fess up...these are left overs from other sections, the ''never throw anything away'' mentality pays off sometimes!!

and now for something completely different and way off tangent I might add...if you are squeamish then look away now....I debated putting this on here for a long time, oh o.k. then 30 seconds. As my mum will confirm I have never been one to suffer in silence and I have a huge need to share so I give you my hand..my painful abused hand. Top pic a cut in my index finger, (very, very sore) and two other pics of burns, off the oven, yes, me and domesticity don't go together at all. I realise these are a bit yellow. Take it from me that this is more to do with the light than me being jaundiced or having some hideous blood disorder. As far as I know my skin colour is normal and these may mislead slightly but you get the picture....pain and suffering...
now then, sorry about that...back to embroidery. I bet you thought you had stumbled upon some wierd medical blog for a minute then! I am now compiling a huge pile of FAQ's, some from way back and some new ones. Actually, if they are new then they can't really be FAQ's can they? Who cares, I will include them anyway. The other thing, the one that I can't mention is proving to be a bit of a challenge. As you know though I don't like to be beaten so I am persevering.