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Bee art - Upcycled bee shirt by Lydia Needle - Vintage Fabric - Stitched Art

Bee art - Upcycled bee shirt by Lydia Needle - Vintage Fabric - Stitched Art

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This is one of the pieces I made about cotton.
I was given it when it was really old, well used, worn and a little motheaten. It was suggested I should to cut up and use it my work. But wait, in the Hierarchy of Waste, way before RECYCLING, comes REUSE - And reuse is at number 3
Here they are
1. Refuse: just say “no” to things you don’t need or which have really dubious credentials
2. Reduce: do you need this - is there something else you have or could buy second hand that would do instead?
3. Reuse: yes! Reuse the shirt - or give it to someone else who could
4. Repair: If it’s broken, could it be fixed?
5. Rot: if you’re throwing something out, can you compost it or will it breakdown easily?
6. And look, at number 6 come Recycle - cause recycling by its very nature uses energy and sometime used virgin materials as well
7. Disposal: check the list above first - then only throw things away if none of the other options are possible.
So, I fixed the holes with visible mending and invisible mending and I got to wear this beautiful cloth for several years. The last time was when I was completing my master, working at uni in the studio, getting it mucky, with close to falling off me - risqué, or what?
Therefore, for the next stage of its life, I soaked it before washing it, then repaired the bee, ripped the fabric and re stitched it into this artpiece.

The glass-fronted box frame that the stitched art is presented in measures 33cm x 33cm.

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This was a shirt, yes it was.
I was given it when it was really old, well used, worn and a little motheaten. I fixed it and got to wear it for a few years and by the time I wore it, it wasn’t secondhand it was third hand.
It was suggested I could recycle it, cut up and use it my work.
But wait, in the Hierarchy of Waste, way before RECYCLING, comes REUSE - And reuse is at number 3!

So, I fixed the holes with visible mending and invisible mending and I got to wear this beautiful cloth for several years. The last time was when I was completing my masters, working at uni in the studio, getting it mucky - it was practically falling off me - risqué, or what?

For the next stage of its life, I soaked it before washing it, then repaired the bee, ripped the fabric and re stitched it into this artpiece.

This feels like the right way to honour the past, present and future, and to honour the fabric and the people that produced it. I did this by stitching and preserving this fabric, focusing on hope for new understandings.

This item will be posted to you by Lydia Needle within 1 day of receiving payment.

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