Knit Together
This is what 44 hours of hand-stitching looks like:
To be fair, I’m not totally sure exactly how many hours I put into this piece. But with 55 vertical rows and 77 horizontal rows, at an average of 20 mins spent on each row, 44 hours is my best guess. It began with a silhouette, cut out of one of my favorite floral fabrics.
After that, I pulled out my needle and thread and started stitching.
It was important to me that these two intersecting thread systems didn’t just lay on top of each other, but instead be woven into each other. It’s not quite “knit,” of course, but I wanted to convey the same interlocking of materials to form something whole and complete.
March 30th, 2012 at 9:02 pm
Amazing. I’m a huge fan of silhouettes. Love the stitching on this & the floral background!
April 4th, 2012 at 8:24 am
Beautiful stitching! I love the delicate parallel lines.
April 9th, 2012 at 1:16 am
How was this idea born? It is so simply cool.