Posts from the ‘Pillows’ Category
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| 3 vintage needlepoints from the 40’s 60’s & 70’s. |
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| Machine surged with hand embellishments. |
This is one of a coordinating pair made from 3 needlepoints. It can be found at Svenska Mobler in Los Angeles.
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| They are on the hunt. |
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| It’s a pair — that you can find at Svenska Mobler |
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| A vintage printed cotton with embroidered embellishments. |
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| 2 Vintage needlepoints cut & surged into one –as seen @ Svenska Mobler |
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| What’s the secret? |
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| Vintage silk with metallic thread knots. |
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| Click on me. |
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| Little knots. |
This pillow was loosely inspired by a particular rug type that I like, the tulu. A tulu is a Turkish flat weave with tufts of goat hair interwoven to make a pattern–usually quite bright. With this pillow, I wanted to create more of an overall texture rather than a pattern.
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| Linen ground with embroidered text |
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| Patchwork- A fragment from Sappho– Do I Still Long for My Virginity? |
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| Envy Follow Me – inscription from 16th c silver snuff box |
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| c 1960’s printed brocade |
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| salvaged from a slip cover. |
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| cut into strips |
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| and re-patterned. |
For all my Illinoisan family and friends– a little pillow to help you think of Spring. Straight off my sewing machine this afternoon, from me to you. It has a pink linen back.
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| Pink Gold Purple Stripe |
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| Counting Threads |
This vintage embroidery piece was made by someone rather skilled or at least patient. The stitch is a counted thread technique where the stitches are worked to a consistent size by counting the threads of the woven back fabric. The needle is passed between the threads of the fabric without splitting them. I haven’t been able to find the name of this exact stitch, one might call it a modified wave stitch. It creates a fantastic pattern. I love the different scales: the over all effect from afar could be a printed stripe but when looking close up you see the detailed stitch work.
Via V&A website: Woodrow is one of Britain’s best known contemporary artists who practices in a variety of media. He is well known for his sculptural installations made from waste goods, such as discarded cars and refrigerators. His interest in the fallout of a consumer-driven world can be seen in this piece, commissioned by the South London-based fabric printing studio, The London Printworks Trust, for an exhibition which addressed global migrations, the status of the refugee, and homelessness.
