The good news: I've begun sewing the actual materials I am going to use in my final piece...experimenting is good and all but I'm really diving into the real thing now.
The bad news: I don't have as many handkerchiefs at home as I thought I did...in fact my mother informed me that we don't have any (other than the ones I had already brought to school). This means I need to go out and get some - which is fine because Adrianne reminded me that using other people's handkerchiefs just opens the piece up to include the collective heritage of many different women and families - but it is bad because I will have to spend money on handkerchiefs which I thought I could get for free :(
I'm glad to see you diving into this sewing! And doing it in a way that will not be too difficult to modify if you need to. I agree with Adrianne; the discarded handkerchiefs you find elsewhere can add a rich content to your work, especially with the different personalities people reveal through various choices in textures, patterns, monograms etc. What if you thought of each of these handkerchief groupings as a specific person and personality? How might they interact with the other groupings you are creating. What happens if the hankies interact with groups of scarves or neckties?
ReplyDeleteI know I have seen a ton of handkerchiefs at The Treasure Mart and St. Peter and Paul. You can always ask the cashiers if you can have some sort of discount for buying them in bulk too if you tell them you're a student and it's for a project at school. But they're generally not too expensive.
Erica