Embroideries by Mary Allan
"Two Faeries"
52 inches wide x 45 inches high (132 cms wide x 114 cms high) without long fringe.
Materials: Silk organdie with silk embroidery threads, dyed linen gauze, dyed fine cotton..
Made between 2014 and 2017
"Green Garden"
34 inches wide x 40 inches long (86.5cms wide x 1m 3cms long). Measurements include loops for hanging from a pole.
Tie-dyed calico, dyed hessian, muslin, nylon net and organdie, green and amethyst stones.
Created in 2009
"Green Tree"
20.5 inches wide x 27.5 inches long (52cms wide x 70cms long). Measurements include loops for hanging from a pole and bottom fringe.
Wax batik, calico, fabric paint, stitching and machine stitching, beads.
Created in 2008
"Tiggy"
22.7 inches wide x 56.5 inches long (58cms wide x 1m 61cms long) including loops at the top for hanging and fringes along the bottom edge.
Calico – tie-dyed and with wax batik resist, embroidery threads, beads and some costume jewellery.
Created in 2008
"Embroidered Flowers"
30 inches wide x 32 inches long (76.5cms wide x 81cms long) including fringes.
Calico, muslin, fine cotton, tulle. Embroidery threads and beads.
Created in 1997
"Cerulean Fleece"
21.5 inches wide x 54 inches long (55cms wide x 1 metre 37cms long).
Hessian, taffeta, silk, nylon net. Costume jewellery, mussel shells, threads and beads.
The head of the lamb was modelled in clay and a plaster mould taken. The mould was filled with paper mache and after a long drying period, the head was sprayed with silver paint and patinated with grey oil paint.
Created in 2005
"Autumn Garden"
35 inches wide x 50 inches long (89cms wide x 1 metre 27cms long).
Cotton, hessian, silk. Stamped-out metal shapes, copper wire and costume jewellery, threads.
Made at intervals between 2011 and 2012
"Green Tree of Life"
55 inches wide x 50.5 inches long (140cms wide x 128cms high). Wall hanging or curtain.
Materials: Dyed cotton, canvas and calico, spangles, bronze sequins. Embroidered with various threads.
Made between 2015 and 2018
"Green Cats Patchwork"
46 inches wide x 43 inches long (1m 17cms wide x 1m 10cms long).
Wax resist batik on muslin and calico, tie-dye resists on calico, crochet doilies, stitching and fabric paint.
Created in 2010
"Hessian Fleece"
33 inches wide x 46 inches long (84cms wide x 1m 17cms wide). Projection from wall is about 4 inches maximum or 10cms.
Hessian, calico, muslin. Paper mache head of a lamb made in a plaster mould. Wool and cotton threads and fibres, copper wire and beads.
Created in 2007
"Fire-bird"
60 inches long x 39 inches wide (1 metre wide x 1 metre 52.5cms long) including bar for hanging and fringes at the bottom edge.
Wax resist batik on strong cotton, embroidery threads, beads, sequins and copper wire.
Created in 2006
"Two Peacocks"
36 inches wide each x 48 inches long. Bottom fringe is 16 inches making total length 64 inches (92cms wide x 1 metre 63 cm long including fringes).
Thick cotton twill canvas with heavy hand woven Indian cotton backcloth, fabric paints, embroidery threads, beads, stones and sequins.
"Two Peacocks" are to be seen together as a pair of curtains. Facing the viewer, the lighter coloured bird is on the viewer's left and the dark peacock is on the viewer's right.
Created in 2002-2004
"Blue Birds and Flowers"
56.5 inches wide x 58.5 inches long (1 metre 43.5cms wide x 1 metre 48.5cms long).
Calico, embroidery threads, muslin. Wax resist batik, tie-dye, fabric paint and appliqué. Beads and stones.
Although being thought of as a curtain, the colours would not survive daylight.
Made at intervals between 2006 and 2009