Cut Flower Cushion - Coral & Salmon

For this Cut Flower cushion Lora found inspiration in her research into an archive of folk drawings made by Pennsylvania Germans who lived in rural parts of southeastern Pennsylvania and the surrounding region in the 1700s and 1800s. Lora has joined the fabrics together in a way the evokes traditional quilting which she had been doing a lot of the year this collection was made and is a strong tradition in American textiles history.

The piece is embellished using a textile technique called applique to get the silhouettes of the leaf shapes. Theses are all cut by hand, and then embroidered around the edges to fix them in place using a freehand embroidery machine. The flower is also done on the freehand embroidery machine.

Each cushion is hand made in Lora’s south London studio.

There is one available of these cushions, then these will be made to order - delivery 4-6weeks.

Materials: Coral Italian linen, and Oat Scottish linen woven in a factory in Fife 100% linen, linen backing. Zip closure along the bottom. Embroidery; Antique cotton with ceramic and rayon threads

Dimensions: 40x50cm, with duck feather filling.

Through Lora’s work she has uses a combination of hand and machine embroidery with exquisite attention to detail. Each piece is totally unique and her combinations of materials reflect Lora’s training in mixed-media textiles at the Royal College of Art.

Dry clean inside out only, do not wash in a machine or tumble dry.