Over the past years I have encountered so many wonderful needlewomen who have shared their knowledge and wisdom with me. My latest Wisdom Cloak is a tribute to the generations of women who have passed on their creativity and skill, and have formed communities with stitches. Think about the eleventh century makers of the Bayeux Tapestry—telling the story of the Norman conquest in 230 feet of embroidery! Here are a few details-in-progress from this piece, on a wool blanket, with wool and cotton embroidery (and a little needle-felting) with linen backing. I still have some things to work out in this cloak, but I am enjoying the pleasure of hand-stitching and creating the surface as I go. This will be the last for the season. I would like to stitch two more in the fall. Wool is lovely to stitch, but not so much in the summertime.
What I am Reading
Here are a few titles from my recent reading list: In the Woods and Likeness, by Tana French; Dangerous Women, by Hope Adams; We Begin at the End, by Chris Whitaker and Miss Benson’s Beetle, by Rachel Joyce.
Wisdom Cloak: The Needlewomen (details-in-progress)