contemporary embroidery
''the use of traditional often time consuming process alludes to the devotion of a mother''. c K. A. Ruane 2007
Monday, January 19, 2026
More bits and pieces.
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Bits and pieces.
I'm gathering homeless embroidered samples.
They will be joined, added to, made bigger, embellished more and be safely preserved inside another cloth book, yes another one.
I lost my collection of 'cloth book' references, they were in the other place.
Maybe I should create a page for them here.
Friday, January 16, 2026
Embellishments
Hand stitched embellishments for this project.
Yes, they were fiddly! My girls in class won't be shocked to hear that ha ha.
The little square pieces are one inch in size, the tiny tag pieces measure one inch by half an inch.
If you can't source pieces to fit with your colour and pattern choices then why not make them youself?
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
A patchwork edge.
A little patchwork.
Twenty one half inch octagons, an edge for an embroidered sample.
For now it is just pinned.
Once it has been sewn into place I think this one will be finished.