Louise Bourgeois: Visible Mending TransfersLouise Bourgeois expressive forms and biomorphic shapes capture the tension between vulnerability and strength, transforming personal experience into universal emotion. Her work, rooted in memory, family, and the body, aligns with the ethos of visible mendingwhere each stitch becomes an act of care, presence, and storytelling. At Approved Textiles, we honor artists like Bourgeois, who found poetry in the intimate, the psychological, and the tactile.

Sizes 1 (2

This traditional smock was called a Kittel

perfect for various fine art media

The high hip widths are listed in the instructions

Width minimum = 140 cm

Skill level - advanced beginner

turning repair into a creative act of rhythm and reinvention

No nap or print direction

It features a quilted or trapunto border at the hem

Mari Lwyd – a skull-headed horse parading through Welsh streets at New Year

Embroidery & Quilting designs

the possibilities are endless