A section of the sample you saw here has now become part of a new wrapping cloth.
I create a lot of samples, some are developed and worked into cloth sample books, others become an integral part of a wrapping cloth.
I do create wrapping cloths from scratch so to speak, focused, planned, coordinated but alongside those pieces I create wrapping cloths from randomly created samples.
If you feel like getting lost down a rabbit hole you can see more of my wrapping cloths here.
Also, at the foot of this post, a paragraph I wrote some time ago explaining the 'wrapping cloth' or my definition of the wrapping cloth.
So, what is a wrapping cloth? The important thing here is what a wrapping cloth means to me. Many cultures have variations of the wrapping cloth, usually they are stitched specifically to 'wrap' something precious, an artefact, jewellery, heirlooms. For me however a wrapping cloth is very personal. It began when I was studying in the early 2000's, when I was researching the history of cloth and specifically it's place in the life of humans.
From swaddling newborn infants, early settlers across the world making quilts to keep their families warm to nomadic tribes wrapping themselves in skins and blankets as protection from the elements it was evident that for us, for humans, cloth was a vehicle for protection. Don't forget too...shrouds, cloth also protects us at the end of our life.
Wrapped up in my research, my thought process was my relationship with my children and how all mothers wish to protect their children.
So to me a wrapping cloth is symbolic of my desire to protect my children and keep them safe.
My wrapping cloths aren't functional, they are purely decorative.
I have lost count of how many I have made. My early wrapping cloths were made from silk. The reason for that being silk is precious as are my children.
Over time I have created cloths from other fabrics, natural fibres, cotton mostly but have introduced colour too.
I no longer have posession of all my wrapping cloths. My daughter has one as does my mother, my aunt, my niece and my godson.