Annies Crazy World

A Cot Sheet – Inside Exhibition

Administrator — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:15:10 +0000

But not just any cot sheet… As a follow up to the Australian Government’s 2009 National Apology to Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants, The National Museum Australia has mounted an Exhibition “Inside: Life in Children’s Homes and Institutions” http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/inside/

The Exhibtion designers took the many stories that had been collected and set about working out how they could be displayed for the exhibition…They envisioned one story written on a cot sheet, they found an old metal hospital cot, chose cursive script and I was recommended to them for the job of embroidering the story onto the sheet.

First task was to find a white cotton sheet that could be embroidered, most sheets are so tightly woven that I would not have been able to push the needle through them, my fingers where saved by a friend who had a much worn, soft cotton sheet that was lovely to work on.

I embroidered the cursive script with stem stitch using 3 strands of DMC in an old blue ink colour. When the embroidered sheet was put into the cot it made for a very poignant display.

ABC TV 7.30 ACT vidio review

Below is the text embroidered on the sheet

Sampler 226 – TAST II Week 22 – Triple Chain – Details 1133 to 1135

Administrator — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:56:20 +0000

TAST II Week 22 – Triple Chain

Walking code….I have used foot prints to denote a walk, LBG is for Lake Burly Griffin (Canberra), we met at Blundles Ccottage, walked past the Carrillion, over Kings Avenue Bridge, through the National Gallery sculpture Gardens to the flags at the National Library and return

My Band Sampler 225 – TAST II Week 21 – Slipped Detached Chain – Details 1129 to 1132

Administrator — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:41 +0000

TAST II Week 21 – Slipped Detached Chain Stitch

My Band Sampler 224 – TAST II Week 20 Buttonhole Wheel Cups – Detail 1128

Administrator — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:56:13 +0000

TAST II Week 20 Buttonhole Wheel Cups

My Band Sampler 223 – TAST II Week 19 Up and Down Feather Stitch – Details 1123 to 1127

Administrator — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:56:48 +0000

TAST II Week 19 UP and Down Feather Stitch

My Band Sampler 222 – Le Tour de France – Detail 1122

Administrator — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:56:05 +0000

The Bikes are scrap booking brades that I painted in the colours of the Jerseys of Le Tour De France.

My Band Sampler 221 – TAST II week 18 – Wave sitich – Detail 1121

Administrator — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:56:41 +0000

TAST II Week 18 Wave Stitch

and the end of Panel 11

My Band Sampler 220 – TAST II week 17 – sword sitich – Details 1119 & 1120

Administrator — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:56:53 +0000

TAST II Week 17 Sword Stitch

My Band Sampler 219 – TAST II week 16 – Italian knotted border stitch – Details 1117 & 1118

Administrator — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:56:55 +0000

The first detail is Satin Stitch layed out in the pattern of the new white tiles that I had to use to replace brocken tiles when I retiled my shower

second detail is Week 16 Italian knotted border stitch

My Band Sampler 218 – TAST II week 15 – Ladder Stitch – Details 1115 & 1116

Administrator — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:56:25 +0000

Ladder Stitch