Tricia writes:

Good Question. Jill has been asking me this question about once a month recently. I keep pretending I don’t hear her.

Of all the elements of the jacket, the vines are the only one that all touch. When it is continuous like that, it is hard to cover up the differences between stitchers. This is a really hard one; I don’t think anyone is prepared to do the entire jacket. Honestly, I had an arm injury three years ago that keeps me from intense stitching (especially anything with time pressure). I need help on this one.

Our plan A was to hire an expert (already identified) to stitch most of the vines in about three weeks and augment with one or two other people (volunteers like myself). But then the grant we were counting on was delayed and might not come until after the jacket is finished, so we have been shoe-stringing this project. Now it is time for plan B.

I can say that we should have a very small group stitch this part of the jacket to keep the uniformity needed to make it look really good. Now how to find that group of people. I would love to hear from those reading the blog with ideas. Is anyone interested in sample kits to try out for this little team? How about a fundraiser to pay for the labor? I am open to suggestions. Email them to me at tricia@alum.mit.edu

Tricia

Tags: gold, motifs, Tricia, vines

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