Page 23 - The Digital Cloth - issue 8
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For each section I will stitch, slash and               walls, which can be seen in my choice of  the
      weather the fabric layers to reveal the                 brick repeat pattern and the variety of  colour
      different techniques, colours, and textures,            from the layers of  paint that have eroded over
      seeing how they contrast or compliment. To              time.
      embellish a piece further, I also use free

      motion embroidery and hand stitching.                   A lovely Instagram follower once described
                                                              my work as “organised randomness” I think
      My most recent work is inspired by an                   this sums up my process perfectly.
      impromptu visit to Middleport Pottery,
      Staffordshire, UK. Middleport is a pottery
      factory built in 1888 and is still an active               Lindaa xx
      pottery museum today. This captivating
      building is now protected for its historic
      interest.

      During this visit I became interested in the
      rustic textures and the brick of  the factory
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