Ruth Norbury of Gothic Decay is our guest this week. The show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Ruth creates her captivating textile art by starting with a reference photo, then building her ground cloth from scraps of fabric. Once the ground cloth is in place, she executes a series of steps that involve an old manual Singer sewing machine, dyes, stencils, stamp pads, and anything else that will give her the image she wants. Then follows an extensive amount of embroidery with lots of French and bullion knots and beads. Most of her materials come from a local thrift shop. This is textile art at its finest, created by someone who has no fear of the question, What if?–Beth and Gary
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Here are some Ruth Norbury links:
- Sassy Jacks Stitchery website
- Mutually Gothic Decay website
- Ruth Norbury on Instagram
- Ruth Norbury on Facebook
Here is a slide show of some of Ruth Norbury’s art
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Ruth Norbury. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary