I’ve been meaning to share this for a while – the fantastic work of author and textile artist Ruth Singer. Inspired by historical textiles, museum objects, personal heritage, memory and stories, Ruth creates one-off textile artworks and products using sustainable and recycled materials. She uses hand-stitched construction techniques such as pleating, gathering, applique and structured stuffing to create dense surface texture. I’m a big fan of ‘Polonaise’ pictured above which is reclaimed silk, hand stitched and stuffed with wool. See more fantastic upcycled and textured textiles here.
‘Sewn Up’ made from 665 folded squares cut from the proof pages of Ruth’s book Sew It Up and machine stitched together
‘Pebbles’ organic fabric with hand stitched recycled wool applique
Images via Ruth Singer
love all of the above, very impressed, just wish that blogging had a tactile option!
Especially for those pebbles. They are so inviting, like sweets…!
Thanks for this lovely post. The paper piece is currently on exhibition at Unit Twelve, Staffordshire, a smaller piece at Craft House Concept, Edinburgh and all of the above (probably) will be with me at the Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, in August!
what wonderful work! I love 'Pebbles'!
Great ideas. Upcycling textiles can be fun! I spent the last 5 days researching for ideas, and there you are! I found another two or three upcycled dresses that worth mentioning here: http://rubbishbegone.co.uk/blog/28-fun-trash-to-treasure-ideas-for-creative-art-a-fun-way-of-looking-at-serious-crafts/