January 2014 Meeting
Tuesday 28 January 2014
at the Fiber Loft
7 p.m. for shopping, snacks & socializing
Meeting starts promptly at 7:30
Donnalisa Johnson will present a program on Macroembroidery
| What COULD You Be Making ? A Partial Answer: For about 40 years I have been developing a needlework style I call “Macroembroidery”. This approach uses embroidery techniques including satin, fishbone, kensington, coral, outline and bokhara stitches plus french knots. The stitches, however, are magnified from the norm. The approach also uses techniques from needleweaving: dovetailed joining, meandering and eccentric wefts, wrapping; and from rug-making: rya knotting, latch and embroidery hook work. Using a multitude of colorful yarns and fibers from around the world, I have been creating 3-dimensional pieces based on my explorations into the fascinating world of photoelectron micrography. I will be sharing my newest work on images of amino acids and brain structures, re-imagined with needles and yarns. |