Marie Brunton
I was thrilled to be able to join this challenge as I had just accepted a challenge from an English Stitchery club. "Scraps, Stitch and Recycle.” I started my log book with no idea as to where it would lead. After mindmapping possibilities I chose wood. This proved to be a great advantage as the Covid Lock down prevented me leaving the village where I live. My son is a wood carver so delivered sawdust and floor scrappings to my village gate. Using the quote “Show me the person who has never failed and I will show you the person who has never tried anything new,” I set out. Many days spent exploring the materials. I made several batches of paper from sawdust, finally getting pieces like cardboard to fine paper. I dyed some fabric using some gum bark which was amongst the floor scraps. Somewhere along this route I decided to make a Kakahu (cloak) of the forest floor. Instead of feathers I used the paper to make leaves, the boiled bark for the top and the dyed fabric for the form. ...