re-embroidery

Updated: May 9, 2025

Some of the pieces had moth-holes, which necessitated the addition of 'supplementary ornamental motives, 'embroidered on cloth to conceal the defects. The discovery of 're-embroidery' was the result of this enforced expedient. "This screen, finished in 1896, was exhibited at the Cercle Artistique, Brussels, where the mayor, M. Buls, saw it.

Clara Erskine Clement Waters - Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.

The artist yielded to the instinctive liking that she had for useful art she ornamented a useful article and in mastering the technical difficulties of her work she created the new method called 're-embroidery. For the dresses of her 'Fates' ancient silks were utilized for a background.

Clara Erskine Clement Waters - Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.