Thursday

An outing

Mom and i went to Bowers to see the quilt exhibit and have some lunch. we have seen just about every quilt out there after all these years of going to shows, QBL, and exhibits. this exhibit displayed mostly antique quilts (over 200 years old) and focused on California-made. i enjoyed the show mostly because there were many examples of the Log Cabin and its various settings and i've been thinking about making a bed quilt to go in our new bedroom - i really want to make it out of luxurious fabrics - i have a great stash of silks, linens, and satins.
not very practical but does it have to be?

We started at this exhibit: Masters of  Adornment: The Miao People of China


Wow is all i can say - these women do the most insane hand embroidery, hand pleating, and they dye gorgeous batik fabric and silks.  The jewelry and crowns were super cool and looked heavy - they really get fancied up for their celebrations.  See the detail on these girls' dresses - all hand embroidered and hand dyed.  The girls are taught from a very young age how to do the dyeing and the handwork.  the better they are at handwork the better catch they are.


i don't know - it might just be me - but a simple life of creating gorgeous jewelry, batiks and silk embroidery sounds realllly great!

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