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Fashion, art, and needleworkers

February 25, 2009 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

hauteSusan Elliott of Plays with Needles blog has published a post that is so thoughtful and beautiful, I just have to share it with you. In “The Hands that Sew the Sequins,” she notes that she is inspired by haute couture. With a few words and photos, she makes us keenly aware of the art inherent in this medium. She also smacked me into consciousness of the handful of artisans who are responsible for the incredible handwork incorporated into high-fashion garments. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew all this. But Susan brought these concepts into sharp focus for me and sent me on a fashion-hunting webathon. Go enjoy what she’s sharing.

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Comments

  1. Susan Elliott says

    February 25, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    Thanks Denise and I”m really glad I lit some of your creative fires with my post. Wasn’t that NY Times article fabulous? Glad you had fun with it and thanks for the plug! Do you have a blog??

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