We were thrilled to hear from Maryanne about a project her daughter Madeline's class worked on using our hand printed designs. Madeline is at Inner Sydney Montessori School and her class, Athanor, is for children aged between 6 and 9 years old.
Maryanne explained, "Sewing and handicraft are a big part of a Montessori education - children are shown how to make very simple sewing cards at 2, sew on buttons at 3 and by 5 are making embroidered cushions and doing huckaback.
Every year the school has a fundraising ball and each class creates an artwork that is auctioned at the ball to raise funds for the school. This year Athanor used your screen printed linens as the basis for their work.
Every child was given one of your pieces to work with. They chose the colours and embroidery techniques they wanted to use. Some children liked to follow the lines, some liked to cover them completely, others liked to make beautiful patterns outlining the lines. Each pieces is different, each piece is beautiful."
Didn't the children do a wonderful job? We love how each child has used their own style for their piece. And it proves that embroidery doesn't have to be fiddly or complicated, it's just a beautiful way to be creative with thread and fabric.
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