We had some new Unfinishables, the five pieces that we showed were all on loan as they were all too precious for their owners to part with permanently. We gave each the full works- in lovely gold frames for both the piece and the story. The project caused quite a stir, it was suggested that we should supply tissues on the stand because some of the tales were so moving .
Ann Humphreys contributed a wonderful dressing table set and this is her story.
Ann Humphreys
This dressing table set was
given to me by my mum when I was learning to embroider.
The needle got left in the
middle and rusted, so when I came back to it after my uni years and wanted
something to stitch I sort of lost heart and did get a bit bored of blanket
stitch!
I will never use this, so
don’t see the point of working on it even if I could remove the rust. But it is
a record of my teenage stitching. I am impressed – there is some neat work
here. Having filled in the Unfinishable Project questionnaire I realise I
cannot part with the actual piece. This is part of my sewing story!
Josie Ireland
We met Josie at Art in Action and she was very interested in Ann Humphreys piece and story as she had inherited the finished version similar to the dressing table set that Ann Humphreys had started from her Grandmother. So here it is, an Unfinishable finished.
Josie Ireland
We met Josie at Art in Action and she was very interested in Ann Humphreys piece and story as she had inherited the finished version similar to the dressing table set that Ann Humphreys had started from her Grandmother. So here it is, an Unfinishable finished.
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