Assignment 8: Sassy Embroidery

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By Sarah Witt

 

Photo of fabric embroidered with the word Welcome in a Helvetica-style font.

I didn't think I'd have such a romance with the embroidery machine. Unable to shake the kitsch, great-aunt image throbbing in my head, it seemed the only solution was to employ just the opposite attitude. Sass, if you will.

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Photo of a triangular piece of white fabric, embroidered with the world ‘filthy’ in script. Drawing of ‘faux pas dinner napkin’ concept. Drawing of a ‘faux pas dinner napkin’ around a diner’s neck. Close-up photo of embroidered word ‘up’ on a white cloth napkin. Photo of model diner with embroidered napkin tucked into their shirt collar, about to spill liquid on the napkin. Photo of model diner with embroidered napkin tucked into their shirt collar. A computer-simulated spill makes the embroidered words on the napkin become legible. Close-up photo of blades of grass. Photo of about 15 students lying on the floor of MIT’s Lobby 7, just inside a heavily-used doorway. Close up photo of embroidered fabric with the word ‘Welcome.’. Photo of the prior ‘Welcome’ embroidery, showing it was on the front of a dress laid out neatly on the floor (as if the dress is a doormat). White embroidered fabric with the word ‘filthy’ in script. Backlit white embroidered fabric with the word ‘filthy’ in script, and the caption “a little light on the situation always helps.”. Several pieces of white embroidered fabric, one clearly showing with the word ‘filthy’ in script, and the caption “please, take one.”