Threads exhibition 2
October 19, 2011
There was one section of the exhibition that featured Indian embroidery, much to my delight. I love Kantha Quilts and there was one there, worked on silk. It didn't hang very well as the fabric had dropped on one side and viewed from a distance it wasn't striking.
But up close the stitching and designs were wonderful.
The acknowledgement with the quilt is a bit blurry but readable.
It was the detail that was stunning.
The border design where running stitch is used so effectively.
And those wonderful motives, all of which could be an embroidery composition in their own right.
In amongst all this detail I found one panel with birds, parrots I think.
I have added these to my collection. I'm designing a piece using all the birds I have spied.
Here is the first one as a PDF. Download Indian bird 1
Such a fantastic source of ideas!
Posted by: Rachel | October 21, 2011 at 01:12 AM
Sometimes when you have a small exhibition you see more.
Posted by: Carolyn Foley | October 21, 2011 at 05:28 PM
beautiful, I have a small kantha piece more like a baby blanket.
Posted by: Maya | October 22, 2011 at 04:32 AM