This topic is a place to leave your thoughts on the big picture of the embroidered jacket, as I described in my 3/25/08 post. We'd like to use some of your comments in a variety of ways to support the project, including in the final exhibit, fund raising materials, and spreading the word to get more embroiderers and lacers involved. Please leave your first name and last initial and where you're from.
The Embroiderers' Story Forum » Your Thoughts
Tell us what you think
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Posted 1 year ago #
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I find it difficult to explain why I find this project so exciting. At a time when embroidery is moving forward at a breath taking pace, I am delighted to find there are those who still appreciate these traditional skills enough to want to recreate them.
I would love to come and stitch on the jacket, sadly that seems very unlikely, but fortunately, through 21st century technology I am able to keep up to date with progress and feel involved not only in the project but in the community that is growing around it.
Carol-Anne Conway, England
Posted 1 year ago # -
I've been mulling over just why this project at Plimoth has come to mean so much to me. There are many facets to my involvement. Perhaps first and foremost for me has been the chance to experience in a little bit of the 17th century. Seeing the gold and silver lace, with its spangles winking in the light, was like peering through a window of time.
The project has stretched me as an artisan. It has been a catalyst to learn more widely and deeply about an area of textile arts that has always fascinated me. I've never tried to design or reconstruct lace before, and meeting the challenge has been quite a triumph. Using materials that actually replicate period threads and spangles has been a unique and marvelous experience. I could go on and on ...
Last, but not least, I've come into contact with people who are incredibly well informed in their own areas, and who are also impressive in their generosity of sharing their knowledge. Even people who are not directly involved in the project are fascinated and are contributing to the discussions and the knowledge base. I'm thinking of the blogs, the sessions, and the email exchanges. I'm thinking of Jill, Tricia and Wendy, but I'm also thinking of the many embroiderers and lacemakers with whom I've had a chance to interact.
All in all, this project has been a once in a lifetime opportunity! I'm very, very grateful to Plimoth Plantation, and to the individuals who have worked so hard and taken risks to make this all happen.
Carolyn Hastings
Stow, MA USAPosted 1 year ago # -
I grew up in MA, in a little town called Boxborough, so, in a way, I think the jacket is a bit of a connection to a very happy childhood in a beautiful area of the country. At the same time, it incorporates all that I love best about embroidery - the historical side of the art, the way embroidery inspires community involvement and social activity, and just the downright beauty of the art. From what I've seen on the blog, everything on the jacket is done in such good taste, with good materials, beautiful design, colors, and whatnot, and I think this serves to elevate people's appreciation for the art and to take their own art to a higher level. It's just nice to see something so beautiful being created today, and being created by so many hands!
MC - Kansas USA
Posted 1 year ago #
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