I made this pocket called ‘Lucy Locket’s Pocket’ inspired by reading The Pocket : A Hidden History of Women’s Lives by Barbara Burman and Ariana Fennetaux. Then synchronicity occurred as Tara Axford and Australian artist posted a picture on Instagram of a pocket she had made, also inspired by this book. She called for textile artists to do the same and post a picture of the finished pocket. There have been many beautiful ones posted with the Instagram tag #pocketsofcreation.
It is made from a collaged front on canvas using inks, paper, cutouts and stitch. The ties are perfect and they match the theme well with the image of Little Bo Peep searching for her sheep. This piece was all I had in my haberdashery stash so used up something , or rather converted a found piece into textile art. I thought Lucy Locket would have a wee dolly in her pocket made by her grandma.
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