The embroiderer clarifies: when it comes to a work of art, it is not about the hours spent or the amount of material. The aesthetic or ethical value of the work is much more important. “Grandma’s Blankets” and Mass Production Embroidery is not the only area of work.
Patchwork blankets appear even earlier
Vera creat the first one bas on ucational videos from. YouTube together with students of the art studio for a children’s competition. The product was bas on the works of the Ukrainian artist Maria Primachenko, then a blanket inspir by the paintings of Marc Chagall appear.
One of the first blankets was sent to a competition in
Vologda, it took second place, and Vera Kerinskaya was paid 15 thousand rubles. “Then I realiz that creativity,” the girl recalls. Now the artist investor database charges 50-75 thousand rubles for a standard double blanket made of cotton, linen or nettle fabric.
If the blanket is wider than 220 cm, it will be more expensive:
it is technically more difficult to make, because two sheets ne to be connect – assembly takes more time. I always use traditional patterns: I am inspir by Udmurt weaving, American quilts with interesting gathering or African motifs. I am not a you can optimize a project endlessly supporter of staying in one context I like different styles. It happens that craftswomen buy American cotton, cut it with a knife and sew it that’s one story.
But I take each scrap, iron it, cut out
A triangle or square using a stencil and sew it. My blankets are authentic, hand-gather, although I sew on a machine. I am happy when they say that the product looks like it was sewn by a grandmother. Vera Kerinskaya artist In addition to creating usa data designer items, Vera is setting up mass production. In 2023, a separate line appear – home textiles. It all start with tablecloths, then napkins and pillowcases appear.