Patch by Jane
Patch
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Creator
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Jane
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Story
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I don’t want to give a story for my patch. I’ve had a lifetime of doing as I was told, being very good and doing as was expected of me. You go to school and they tell you what to do. You follow the role that is expected of you, have children and take care of them. You then find yourself taking care of parents, which I didn’t expect. Now, I can think, what about me? What do I want to do? And what I don’t want to do is to have to justify why I enjoy sewing.
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This patch has been created using the smocking technique. Smocking was an early form of garment shaping, used to create cuffs, bodices, and necklines. Smocked fabric would produce 1/3 of the original fabric width, but would allow for fit and flexibility in garment design. The technique was used extensively on labourers work shirts or smocks, not as a status symbol as other embroidery was often used. The technique dates back to the 12th century BC and samples have been found at archaeological digs. Smocking makes its first literary appearance in the Canterbury Tales in 1386; it reached widespread usage in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Rights Holder
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Jane
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Rights
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All rights reserved.
