July 2020 - Arnolds Attic

31st July 202024th September 2020

Sabine Kaner – Meet the Artist

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Textile Collection. Today it features textile art by artist Sabine Kaner.

Sabine has a stash of old knitted garments and wool yarn, that she uses as the base for her textile art. The garments are discarded family jumpers or sourced from charity shops.

She uses her own life experiences to create her work. Each piece tells a story.

Sabine is a member of Prism and the The Society for Embroidered Work.

Images courtesy: https://sabinekaner.com

image showing five shapes of long gloves - textile art created from old jumpers. — Reunion-Unity by Sabine Kaner

Sabine Kaner standing in front of her work — Sabine in her studio

Greensleeves. image showing showing the sleeve from a green jumper embroidered in multicoloured shapes — Greensleeves

Blended Stitches. image showing parts of a purple jumper and embroidery - textile art created from old jumpers. — Blended Stitches

Pop over to my previous ‘Aran Illingworth’ post for more textile inspiration featuring pre-loved cloth.

24th July 202026th August 2020

Christine Green – Meet the Artist

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Textile Collection. Today it features the colourful & frugal, Improv Quilts of Christine Green.

Christine’s improv patchwork is inspired by the philosophy of the Gees Bend Quilters. Every scrap of salvaged cloth is used. She sources discarded cloth and preloved garments to make her colourful art quilts.

The garments are washed and cut up. Nothing is wasted. Christine uses shirt buttons, pockets, cuffs and plackets to make layers of interest in each piece of work.

Christine worked for the BBC as a Graphic Designer and now uses her love of colour and pattern to create her organic improv quilts.

patchwork quilt made from old denim jeans and other cotton cloth by Christine Green — Inspired by Gees Bend – patchwork quilt made from old denim jeans and mixed salvaged cloth

Inspired by Gees Bend - patchwork quilt made from old denim jeans and mixed salvaged cloth — Detail from denim quilt by Christine Green

Patchwork made from old cotton shirts - red white and blue striped cloth — Patchwork made from old cotton shirts

Patchwork made from old cotton shirts - pockets, plackets, labels and cuffs are made into patchwork — Pockets, plackets, labels and cuffs are made into patchwork

You can see more improv patchwork in my previous post about Modern Quilter Sarah Hibbert.

20th July 20201st October 2020

‘The Sound of the Kenwood Chef’ has Won an Award

Very happy news. I’ve been ‘Commended for the Beryl Dean Award for Hand Embroidery’ for my work “The Sound of the Kenwood Chef”. The piece was my submission to this year’s The Embroiderers’ Guild UK Members’ Challenge. I can’t stop smiling.

Allowing for the current Covid 19 situation, the plan is that all the Challenge artworks will be on exhibition at a future Knitting & Stitching Show.