The Embroiderer's Story: Details of Top of Janice's Casket

Monday, July 7, 2014

Details of Top of Janice's Casket

Today I want to show some details of Hagar and Abraham from the top of Janice's casket to give you an idea of the fantastic details she included. The buttonhole edge to Hagar's cap, her hands, and the fabolous basket are just a few.

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EllaineJuly 7, 2014 at 11:26 PM
Amazing details! I am loving looking over these photographs, thank you for sharing these.
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My Background and Passions

I've been embroidering or 'building with a needle' since I was four and started teaching embroidery to adults when I was 12. I went to MIT and got a PhD in engineering and helped to start a field called Electronic Textiles. I have always loved history as well and took some crazy-cool course work about using materials science as an archeological tool. That is the basis of my work in embroidery. I see my embroidery teaching as one facet of being a historian of textile materials culture.

Today, I balance three jobs - Thistle Threads, an engineering practice, and am a partner in Tokens and Trifles. It is crazy, but when you have many loves it is just what you do. Much of this is an outgrowth of how I think, which is a bit unusual since I am dyslexic.

In this blog you will notice themes that align with my passions: historic embroidery, teaching engineering to today's youth, and understanding different learning styles. In my off time, I coach a championship robotics team of teens as well as a team of elementary kids. I am really proud of them! Helping to develop E-Textile projects for summer camps to encourage girls in STEM is another activity that makes my plate pretty full.

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Monday, July 7, 2014

Details of Top of Janice's Casket

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