1. “Stitch By Stitch : Memories are Made” Integrative Seminar & Studio Final Sharon Nge

2. “Most of the people I knew that knit were women, but why couldn’t men do it too? Knitting was not a skill that required a certain amount of athleticism or strength; it just required patience and muscle memory. So why was knitting associated as a craft for women?”

3. Madame de Pompadour, Francois-Hubert Drouais (French, 1727-1775) National Gallery, London. Oil on Canvas, 2.17 X 1.56 m. The Girlhood of Mary Virgin, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (British, 1828-1882) Tate Gallery, London. 1848-9. Oil on Canvas

4.  The Lion in Love, Abraham Solomon (British 1824-1862), Christies, London. 71.1 X 88.9 cm. Hood of a Cape, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. C 1460-1490. Linen embroidered with  colored silk and silver –gilt.

5. Idea #1:

6. Pattern 1:

7. The “Granny Square”:

8. Suffrage Handkerchief, Janie Terreno, Museum of London, London. 1912. Embroidered Runner, Beryl Weaver, reproduced in Spare Rib, 1978.

9. Pattern #2:

10. Pattern #3: “Ask with Courage; Alliance & Defiance; Learn to Live, Dare to be Free. Courage Consistency Success.”

12. Pattern #4: