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

“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?”

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

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

Idea #1:

Pattern 1:

The “Granny Square”:

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

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

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