“Stitch By Stitch : Memories are Made”

Integrative Seminar & Studio FinalSharon Nge

“Most of the people I knew that knit were women, but why couldn’t men do it too? Knitting was not a skill that required a certain amount of

athleticism or strength; it just required patience and muscle memory. So why was knitting associated as a craft for women?”

Madame de Pompadour, Francois-Hubert Drouais (French, 1727-1775) National Gallery, London. Oil on Canvas, 2.17 X 1.56 m.

The Girlhood of Mary Virgin, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (British, 1828-1882) Tate Gallery, London. 1848-9. Oil on Canvas

The Lion in Love, Abraham Solomon (British 1824-1862), Christies, London. 71.1 X 88.9 cm.

Hood of a Cape, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. C 1460-1490. Linen embroidered with colored silk and silver –gilt.

Idea #1:

Pattern 1:

The “Granny Square”:

Suffrage Handkerchief, Janie Terreno, Museum of London, London. 1912. Embroidered Runner, Beryl Weaver,

reproduced in Spare Rib, 1978.

Pattern #2:

Pattern #3:“Ask with Courage; Alliance &

Defiance; Learn to Live, Dare to be Free. Courage Consistency

Success.”

Pattern #4: