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Loose ends

Loose ends and Weight

Loose ends and Weight were shown together, one on the wall, the other on the floor. They were placed close enough for the viewer to connect them and make associations of their own, visually and through touch.

Source material for the work came from looking at old dress sewing patterns, road signs and the language of the pattern, which I found to be evocative and suggestive. Dates and numbers which are relevant to me were also incorporated.



A small artist's book was also made incorporating selected words and phrases from the sewing patterns:

cutting and marking


hooks and eyes

pin and chalk....pin and chalk....pin and chalk...


paper and wheel

with nap without nap


stitch opening closed
distribute fullness evenly


baste across neck edge,
fold neck facing in half,
lenghtwise,

with wrong sides together,
having raw edges even; press


miss petite



simplicity



scissor strokes

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