Mastering the backstitch as mode of expression in text….
Mastering the backstitch as mode of expression in text….
I’ve lately been participating in a class series called Stitches and Stanzas with Rebecca Devaney, a textile artist and researcher who studied haute couture embroidery at École Lesage in Paris, France, and who established Textile Tours of Paris.
In this series of classes is an exploration of putting words to stitch – in particular, using the backstitch. Now, I do a lot of backstitch work when I make my couture garments so I’m not new to handling a needle & thread and using these tiny stitches as tools to work their magic in garment construction. But writing with the backstitch is another thing altogether. Having recently finally worked out the technique of writing with a needle & thread, my own text work with thread is built up with…
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