Following her intriguing embroidery on a family farmer's smock shown in Stroud last year (previously featured on our blog here and here), Carolyn has become fascinated with the effect of adding the written word to textiles.
She has visited local markets and searched the internet and has acquired several lovely examples of antique Victorian children's clothing and other items. These (all in white cotton) include dresses, bibs and a delightful little mob cap.
She has added to their story with carefully researched nursery rhymes and traditional sayings all of which have been finely hand stitched in red machine thread.
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Her work is truly exquitite and is not to be missed.
It will be on show in our exhibition Praxis at The Forge Mill in Redditch from June 7th. Full details can be found in the bar to the right of this blog.
Carolyn Sibbald
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