Characteristics
¢ Embroiderers record their culture, surroundings, experiences, perceptions and emotions
¢ Images from their surroundings, magazines and events in their daily lives
¢ Pictures and comments such as “Peace in our Land”, a rabbit in a speed boat, a mermaid with transistor radio are but a few topics
¢ bright, multi-hued style
¢ Texture evident from the stitches of embroidery
¢ Nature evident in animals, trees, flowers
¢ Tradition and culture
¢ Wonderful spontaneity
Materials
¢ Organic materials
¢ use heir hands, needle and cloth
¢ They use needle and thread to ‘draw’ and ‘paint’ images
¢ The embroidery is done on Fasco or Fabella - a 100% cotton fabric
¢ Fabric and cotton are produced in South Africa
Technnique and Process
¢ collect fabric and various yarns from the studio,
¢ return home and
¢ execute the decorative cloths.
¢ Drawings are done
¢ Once the cloths are completed they are returned to their studio
¢ quality checked and thereafter marketed
Marketing
¢ Flea markets
¢ Sales
¢ Exhibitions
¢ Sold by the Rural Crafts Association, the Durban African Art Centre and various shops in South Africa
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