Through the Window
Twelve weeks of design and stitching produced this garden view. Made from linen produced in 1956 in my father’s factory , the year I was born. The label, now on the back of the frame verifies this. The scrap pieces of tana lawn fabric came from Liberties of London where a number of relatives worked. My grandmother sewed gift items for Liberties during the war. The lawn was made into blouses and nightdresses. Each fragment has a memory. The back of the work is made from another piece of finest plain linen. The edge is piped with linen containing recycled cord.
40 x 30 cm Linen with cotton lawn textile collage secured in place with Kantha style stitching taught to me by Amajeet Nandha.
Unpicking the process
Using inspiration from the cloth design, flowers could be not only enhanced but also embellished.
Creating stand out areas
Areas with less interest were enhanced with new designs giving movement and flow.
Growing over the boundary
Leaves growing upwards enhance the feeling of freedom as a tiny bird was picked out and embellished.
Tiny flowers add warmth
Tiny stitches on the little pink flowers added colour and depth