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I’ve been eating off these Boerenhont plates my whole life. It is a traditional Dutch crockery pattern that my parents bought when they were married in 1969 in Amsterdam. In college as part of my senior installation, I painted the pattern on a paper plate as an exploration of the Americanization of my family. (I also grew bacteria in petri dishes from samples of Thanksgiving leftovers & called the whole thing “The Culture of Thanksgiving”, but that’s a story for another time.) Now I’m returning to Boerenbont, in a thread version. This is the first step, the drawing of the pattern in erasable ink. I’m excited to see where this idea goes… #blvdsew #boerenbont #fabricart
Slowing down to show finishing the final letter of needle-turn appliquéing, then removing the basting stitches from, the letters on this comissioned challah cover. It says שבת שלום (shabbat shalom, peaceful sabbath). I love doing this slow handiwork. #blvdsew #needleturnapplique #applique #handsewing #bespokejudaica #challahcover