De afgelopen twee dagen heb ik alleen maar opgeruimd en geprobeerd een beetje orde te krijgen in de chaos op mijn werkkamer. Alles zit nu netjes verdeeld in boxen maar er zit nog geen systeem in. Dat komt omdat mijn boeken nog allemaal naar beneden moeten, zodra deze weg zijn heb ik weer ruimte voor andere dingen. Het heeft ook weinig zin om er op dit moment systeem in te brengen, overmorgen moet ik een heleboel materiaal bij elkaar zoeken voor Rijswijk en gaat alles weer door de war. Vandaag heb ik een kastje opengetrokken wat lang niet open is geweest en kijk wat ik tegenkwam. Een merklap die gemaakt is door mijn oma in 1921. Ooit had ik het plan om deze in te lijsten maar kon toen geen geschikte lijst vinden. Nu denk ik er over om hem gewoon te gebruiken in een van mijn eigen werken. Het idee spreekt me heel erg aan, mijn oma is een aantal jaar geleden overleden, toen ze deze merklap maakte was ze 10 jaar oud. In die tijd bestonden er geen patroonboeken in Nederland. De merklappen werden gemaakt door simpelweg een merklap van iemand anders te lenen en deze na te maken. Het garen is hier en daar al een beetje aan het slijten, de kwaliteit van het linnen is nog vrij goed. Nu nog een goede ondergrondstof zien te vinden….maar eerst moet ik de quilt van de Twentse Welle afmaken en daarna mijn opdracht voor TIF maart. Jammer dat het opruimen zoveel meer tijd kostte dan ik gedacht had maar uiteindelijk hoop ik er toch voordeel van te hebben.
The past two days I only cleaned up and tried to organise the chaos in my study. Everything is in boxes now, but there is no method in it. That’s because my books all have to move downstairs, when they are finally gone I have room for other things. It is also useless to bring a method in it at the moment, the day after tomorrow I have to put all material together for Rijswijk and everything is back to chaos again. Today I opened a closet that wasn’t opened for a long time and look what I found. An embroidery made by my grandmother in 1921. Once I had the intention to frame it but never could find the right frame. Now I am thinking about using it in one of my own works. The idea attracts me a lot, my grandmother died years ago, she was 10 years old when she embroidered this. I don’t know if you all know this, in the Netherlands we call it a : Merklap. I couldn’t find a translation for it. In that days there where no pattern books in Holland (or maybe they where to expensive) so girls learned the embroidery by just loaning a merklap from somebody else and copy them. The yarn is a bit worn out at some points, but the quality of the linen is pretty good. Now I have to find a background fabric that will match…. But first I have to finish the quilt for the Twentse Welle and after that my work for TIF March. It is a pity that the cleaning up took so much of my time but eventually I hope to get some profit out of it.
The past two days I only cleaned up and tried to organise the chaos in my study. Everything is in boxes now, but there is no method in it. That’s because my books all have to move downstairs, when they are finally gone I have room for other things. It is also useless to bring a method in it at the moment, the day after tomorrow I have to put all material together for Rijswijk and everything is back to chaos again. Today I opened a closet that wasn’t opened for a long time and look what I found. An embroidery made by my grandmother in 1921. Once I had the intention to frame it but never could find the right frame. Now I am thinking about using it in one of my own works. The idea attracts me a lot, my grandmother died years ago, she was 10 years old when she embroidered this. I don’t know if you all know this, in the Netherlands we call it a : Merklap. I couldn’t find a translation for it. In that days there where no pattern books in Holland (or maybe they where to expensive) so girls learned the embroidery by just loaning a merklap from somebody else and copy them. The yarn is a bit worn out at some points, but the quality of the linen is pretty good. Now I have to find a background fabric that will match…. But first I have to finish the quilt for the Twentse Welle and after that my work for TIF March. It is a pity that the cleaning up took so much of my time but eventually I hope to get some profit out of it.
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Wanneer kom je ook alweer bij mij opruimen?????LOL
Hi Jacqueline
What a beautiful 'memory' piece you forund in the closet. I think you would call it a sampler in the UK.
The idea of using it in a piece you make yourself sounds wonderful as often these pieces look quite sterile just framed, I think and the continuity of you taking on would be please your grandmother no end, I'm sure.
As to the tidying up. it always seems such a lot of time spent with no return but I think it does make you more efficient and helps you working process if you can find what you want easily.
Thank you for your lovely comment on my blog post, I always feel a bit apprehensive when I publish something untried before !!!
Jacquline we call the embroidery a sampler- meaning a sample of stitch techniques.
I would still frame it-if it were mine--what a wonderful treasure your grand daughter would inherit.
I think this is very similar to our sampler where young girls practised their needlecraft. How wonderful if you can combine this with our modern day techniques.
Congratulations!
Ewa-Christine from Sweden
Ik dacht dat ik veel spullen had ,en dan moet je nog ruimte vinden voor al die mooie dingen die je er van maakt, hoezo ruimtegebrek.Ik zie je in Rijswijk.
It´s beautiful! Here in Sweden we called it for "Märkduk"
Such a wonderful piece from your Grandmother - it would be great used in one of your artworks, and then would be doubly treasured as it's handed down to the next generation.
Maybe you could come and tidy my work area for me!!??
Wow- your grandmother's embroidery is amazing.
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