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carrie s blog skip to main skip to sidebar carrie s blog sunday 23 march 2025 the moving needle i have joined a group of textile artists based on the south coast we plan to exhibit in the brighton festival in may 2025 our theme is what lies beneath i have decided to create a piece of work inspired by underwater i have been inspired by some beautiful photographs images from the ocean realm the national geographic society and work by artists i admire sketchbook pages m building a palette of colour with katherine diuguid inspirational ideas from beautiful textile pieces and collages created by alexandra waylette chelle textiles and mark hearld research and playing with ideas for beneath the surface or what lies beneath resolved ideas watery effects created with water soluble fabric and free machine embroidery background painted printed and stitched fish created with space dyed silk on vilene backing beaded detail set of three detail further ideas initial pencil drawing added colour and playing with free machine embroidery worked on sheer fabric and water soluble fabric to support embroidered design worked on an embroidery hoop and addition of hand stitching finishing touches on the hoop and sewing machine and thinking of fish less is more resolved and framed hidden delights handmade paper pulp layered with vintage textile drawn thread work we were ispired by artist tracy l franklin to learn drawn threadwork techniques organic blanket stitch experiments inspired by artist mirjam gielan chain reaction a member of the moving needle took a piece of inspirational art work and produced a textiles piece in response before passing it on to the next person and so on until we had a body of work and the big reveal at the end of the run this is my piece transfer paints printed onto synthetic velvet with hand stitching beaded detail detail posted by carrie donohoe at 09 17 no comments monday 5 august 2024 the final flourish as a member of the stitched textile artists i have enjoyed creating an installation presenting objects relevant to the theme collections which will be part of a body of work exhibited by sta at acearts gallery somerton somerset in november december 2024 to summarise my work represents a collection of exquisite lace bobbins and lace motifs worked by and entrusted to me by my aunt these plus vintage family photographs featuring my aunt and my mother playing as children plus my aunt s poetry capture moments in time i have been inspired to preserve these precious memories and their meaning within a child s dress using a process of printing altered photographs collage layering and stitching thus ensuring their safe keeping the dress is accompanied by a hand crafted book to tell the story of the project s conception the front of the child s dress the bodice is composed of an original vintage photograph as a base layer over which i have laid the same image printed onto cotton organdie cut outs of the girls plus a free machine stitched outline also worked on cotton organdie all of which together create an impression of time passed and lingering memories i have also incorporated within the layers images of the lace motif which originally inspired me to bring the concept of the project together the girls dresses on the photo feature some beautifully embroidered daisies and so i have worked these by hand within the bodice skirt and sleeves using eyelet and lazy daisy stitches the waistline is accentuated by some machine wrapped cord couched into place from which hang my representation of the lace bobbins crafted with papier mache and wrapped with cotton thread and beads my aunts love of poetry is demonstrated around the dress hem on this occasion she has quoted shakespeare but a selection of her poetry is also featured in the book accompanying the dress the back of the dress the back of the dress is plainer but the bodice features my interpretation of my favourite lace motif worked by hand using a cut work technique which encloses another vintage photograph of my mother and my aunt display of the dress as a centrepiece my idea is for the dress to be suspended from above inviting visitors to walk around enabling them to view the dress from both front and back on the table top below the dress i plan to display the hand crafted book to accompany the dress along with artefacts which are relevant to my collections theme i have added strips of my favourite poem composed by my aunt worked in stem stitch and decorated with hand stitched daisy chains along the edges of the table the daisies are worked as before but connected with a detached chain stitch the book t he book is hand crafted and tells the story of the project s conception it is featured in the previous chapter page by page also featured on the table top the original lace bobbins sewing paraphernalia vintage cotton reels needle and thread thimble scissors and daisies overflowing from a vintage glass pot plus some exquisite porcelain roses crafted by my aunt these are enclosed in a glass dome to protect and keep them secure delicate bag fashioned from 2 lace doilies ideas for the customised vintage picture frame to present the original vintage photo the finished frame customised vintage picture frame to present my artist statement the exhibition the exhibition at ace arts somerton somerset posted by carrie donohoe at 10 35 no comments friday 29 march 2024 a resolving the styling of the dress and looking at options for the sash dress front thus far with the altered vintage photo incorporated into the bodice daisy detail worked in eyelet and lazy daisy stitch to represent the embroidery featured on the girls dresses a line of poetry worked in stem stitch along the lower edge to represent my aunt s love of poetry and the papier mache bobbins to represent the originals bequeathed to me by my aunt the dress back with a central motif worked in hand stitched cut work to represent my aunt s lace motif i need to consider further additions of daisies to the bodice back and skirt options for the sash i had a vision of stitching a strip of my aunt s poetry along the length of the sash but it soon became clear that this would be too heavy and cumbersome instead i decided to use a length of cord machine wrapped with white grey and silver threads which worked well couched along the lower edge of the bodice an idea had been for two of the papier mache bobbins to be suspended from the sash but i was unhappy with their alignment this was remedied with the use of two acorn cups painted white and into which a hole was drilled to accommodate the ends of the sash which then wrapped nicely around the bobbins and allowed them to hang nicely as seen on the above photo of the dress front b compilation of a book to accompany the dress to tell the story of it s conception i have compiled this little book to tell the story of the conception of this project and to demonstrate through my own emotional responses how i have used the dress to show and celebrate the worth and value of the work represented within it i feel that through my own approach and artwork i have brought past memories and the present together i made a batch of hand made papers with which to construct the book i wanted to achieve a worn look and used a selection of finer and tissue papers to make a paper pulp which i felt would compliment the lace motifs made by my aunt the book is composed of 4 signatures which are bound together in a basic codex method information from cover to cover by shereen la plantz this basic structure has facilitated the addition of one of my papier mache bobbins to decorate the spine of the book this is the front cover adorned with the lace motif which inspired the project plus one of the vintage photos featuring my aunt and my mother i feel the papier mache bobbin attached to the spine compliments the textures of the hand made paper pages of the book in first signature featuring the introduction and lace motifs worked by my aunt signature 2 the bobbins signature 3 the bodice altered photos the bodice back sleeves signature 4 the poetry my aunt composed and published many poems to paint with words especially in her later life i have chosen this font for the text as she used an old type writer to write as her hand writing deteriorated she used a quote from shakespeare s midsummer night s dream to embroider a sampler depicting the family farmhouse her own personal take on shakespeare which i have used to embroider the hem on the dress i know a bank where the wild thyme blows personally i love the suggestion of movement in these words as i conjure up my own memories of the hillside pastures she is referring to i have selected a few of her poems to reflect the love she felt for her homestead in rural somerset she used colour in her poems and describes her surroundings in a very painterly way my aunt the next step will be to decide how i will present the dress as i prepare to exhibit it with the stitched textile group in the ace gallery somerton somerset i envisage suspending the dress inviting visitors to walk around it i have a strip of embroidered poetry text from which to hang it in some way incorporating an embroidered daisy chain i need to consider this carefully feeling excited posted by carrie donohoe at 12 52 no comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom followers blog archive 2025 1 march 1 the moving needlei have joined a group of textile 2024 2 august 1 march 1 2023 1 september 1 2022 1 april 1 2021 11 november 2 august 2 may 1 march 3 february 1 january 2 2020 17 november 8 july 1 june 4 february 1 january 3 2019 11 november 1 september 1 august 3 may 1 april 1 march 3 february 1 2018 15 december 5 november 1 august 3 may 1 april 4 january 1 2017 13 december 2 november 2 september 1 august 4 april 1 january 3 2016 15 december 2 november 3 september 4 july 1 april 1 february 1 january 3 2015 11 november 1 september 1 july 1 april 1 march 2 february 3 january 2 2014 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delighted to have the opportunity to follow my passion for stitched textiles and embroidery i ve exhibited in the brighton festival open houses and now look forward to exhibiting again in brighton and beyond the distant stitch diploma masterclasses and summer schools are also possibilities for the future view my complete profile my blog list catherine s stitching a recipe you might like needlework notebook module 6 chapter 12 study three artists stars not crosses module 3 chapter 9 resolved sample stitching in the sun let s make a start on diploma masks will be my theme garnered stitches module five chapter 1 texture in landscape