This month I’m cheating a little bit, I’m writing this letter on the 23rd, so the month isn’t really over, in theory I still have a week to work on my projects before I make my monthly recap, but some friends will stay over during the next few days, so here I am.
Today I’m writing to you from the attic, that, at this time, is a sort of place for our friends to stay when they visit us. In my mind, I would also love for these rooms to become a place dedicated to some creative activities that I don’t usually do every day, but that I would like to keep around. Like painting and things like that. I think the summer will be when we can work on this.
Today I’m writing from here mostly because we are having some work done in the bathroom downstairs, but it’s the room right next my workspace and I really don’t do well with loud noises, so that’s why I’m here.
But there is also another reason I’m writing from here: I like to change scenery when I write, especially when I write these letters. I think it has something to do with my ADHD and boredom in doing these kind of things in the same space I do the craft side of my work.
I dedicated April mostly to embroidery. Some weeks ago I was drawing, trying a different style and subject and I’ve ended up to embroider my thoughts at first on little scraps of fabric and then on a shirt I’ve bought second hand months ago.
I’m really enjoying putting my feelings on fabrics, one is about these last few months as I’ve been inclined to cry a lot for apparent no reason (hence the “season of crying” o “la stagione dei piantini” in Italian).
Another embroidery is about my body dysmorphia and trying to be more gentle with how I perceive my body. I know I’m not resolving any issue in a concrete way, but it’s helping me putting my thoughts “on paper” and to talk about it more.
I think I’m not the only one to have similar feelings and I’m starting to think that I would love to take second hand clothing and continue to do this.
As alway I’m already taking an idea I had for myself and trying to transform it into something to sell. I like the idea to combine sustainable fashion element with mental health via fiber art, but I would like to take some months to explore these ideas more before putting it “on sale” already. I don’t want to rush a process that will clearly take some time and experiments, but I’m happy thinking about this new side of my craft.
Love the charming, touching embroidery - and your wisdom in taking time to let the ideas/ inspiration “ ripen”.
Love everything about this 🫶 bellissimi i ricami che stai facendo 💕