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







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Monday, August 1, 2011

excited......


Yipee!! It's Monday!! My article is out....it looks so good. Please, please, please go and read it. I sweated blood over this. Grammar was checked, spelling was checked...if it was for teacher I would have hoped for a 'B' at least. It starts on page 37, be sure to click for full screen...it looks fab!! 






The cutwork piece is finished too...regular sweat shop here...it is now listed...
The fabric strips I showed yesterday are damp stretched and looking gorgeous....I had itchy fingers though whilst I was waiting so started another piece...I may show you tomorrow. It will depend on whether I give in to my hankering for curtain making. I use the term curtain making very loosely....a simple runner for my kitchen, Broderie Anglasie with a printed cotton edge....I want to I really do...can I put the paper down though?



p.s. Rachel.....can't get on your blog...AArgh!! Not ignoring you I promise....