Trousseau - Cot Quilt

This piece was the first experiment that lead to a series working with these materials.

• 2023
• Textile work (Cotton, Fabric, Thread), cotton yarn, found fabric - napkins, tablecloths, dowry linens, curtains and doilies (wool, silk, cotton, linen, polyester, rayon, viscose)
• 155cm H x 85 cm W 
• Unique Art Work
• Entirely hand stitched

Artist's Statement:

Found materials – hand embroidered napkins, tablecloths, dowry linens, curtains doilies, polar fleece, polyester curtain, cushion fill, thread, wool batting, silk and cotton thread.

A quilt pieced together from waste textiles that through their nature are embedded with latent personal, historical and environmental meanings. 
Trousseau questions our relationship to the past and the value we place upon materials resources and labour.

I place a high value on waste materials and use them to explore themes of environment, domestic life, feminism and social context.

This is a textile work that may be hung like a wall hanging or professionally framed.