Volunteer. Stitched words:
Stitch identification; 4 to 5 hours a week for 31 years at the Henry Art
Gallery. Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin. 25" x
19" unframed; 31" x 25" framed. Click on image to enlarge.
The Decision Portrait Series has been networking itself all over the Internet. Jo Reimer (http://joreimer.blogspot.com), a mixed media blogger in Portland, sent information to her friend Pat Albiston in Seattle. I got the following message from Pat in my "in box":
"I gave my time to the University of Washington Henry Art Gallery for 31 years (4 to 5 hours once a week during the academic year) to work with a committee to identify the stitches in the Henry Gallery's Textile Collection and to standardize the stitch names. The index includes all the stitch names we found cross referenced to the most commonly used name, which leads to additional information. The committee membership varied over the years but I was there for the entire 31 years. It was a fabulous experience and friendships developed until we were also a support group for each other. We were allowed to handle all but the most fragile pieces in the collection. What an opportunity!
The work is now on the Internet. To see our finished project called The Embroidery Stitch Identification Guide, Google Henry Art Gallery Textiles and Costumes, click on Textiles and Costumes, Resources, and Visit Resource. We also diagrammed stitches which were not found in publications, Click on Buttonhole and Vandyke Edge (Variation 1) and on (Variation 2) to see a couple of my diagrams. The site is self explanatory. Just for fun you could also explore the Collection Search, which includes all textiles in the collection. Most have photos which can be enlarged."
The Decision Portrait Series has been networking itself all over the Internet. Jo Reimer (http://joreimer.blogspot.com), a mixed media blogger in Portland, sent information to her friend Pat Albiston in Seattle. I got the following message from Pat in my "in box":
"I gave my time to the University of Washington Henry Art Gallery for 31 years (4 to 5 hours once a week during the academic year) to work with a committee to identify the stitches in the Henry Gallery's Textile Collection and to standardize the stitch names. The index includes all the stitch names we found cross referenced to the most commonly used name, which leads to additional information. The committee membership varied over the years but I was there for the entire 31 years. It was a fabulous experience and friendships developed until we were also a support group for each other. We were allowed to handle all but the most fragile pieces in the collection. What an opportunity!
The work is now on the Internet. To see our finished project called The Embroidery Stitch Identification Guide, Google Henry Art Gallery Textiles and Costumes, click on Textiles and Costumes, Resources, and Visit Resource. We also diagrammed stitches which were not found in publications, Click on Buttonhole and Vandyke Edge (Variation 1) and on (Variation 2) to see a couple of my diagrams. The site is self explanatory. Just for fun you could also explore the Collection Search, which includes all textiles in the collection. Most have photos which can be enlarged."
Of course I wanted this important decision! That's
tireless dedication to a most cherished subject! What a perfect
"volunteer" for an embroidery series! Then I followed the
instructions: I googled the Henry Art Gallery and found the most
incredible stitch identification resource.
(http://dig.henryart.org/embroidery-stitches/first_level_pages/default.html).
This site shows what all those hours added up to...an amazing, gloriously
photographed, user friendly, extensive, well researched, and wonderfully FREE resource.
I highly recommend that those involved and in love with fabrics and material check out the Henry Art Gallery's website. Not only is the embroidery stitch identification guide excellent, but the gallery itself boasts a most impressive textile collection including Jack Lenor Larsen's collection of ethic costumes, the James D. and Stephanie Burns' collection of central Asian rugs, the Elizabeth Bayley Willis' collection of Indian textiles, the Blanche Payne and Margaret Hood collection of Eastern European costumes, the Harriet Tidwell weaving collection, and the Thomas and Francis Blakemore collection of Japanese folk textiles.
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