This is my interpretation of a Sweetheart pincushion - they were made by soldiers during the First World War as a token of affection. They often came in kit form but some were made from scraps and included regimental badges. Grassington Embroiderers' Guild asked their members to make some of these pincushions for their annual exhibition which takes place this weekend.
I chose to make mine in silk, using a sumptuous deep crimson and a dark red-brown. Both colours echo the blood-soaked mud of the trenches. Rather than use glass headed pins to decorate the pincushion, I have hand stitched beads and embellished with shiny viscose threads. The poem was cunningly printed directly onto PVA stiffened calico using a standard desktop printer.
The exhibition of work takes place at Wharfedale Rugby Club in Threshfield on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June.
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