Embroidery / Illustration

Embroiderer Mother and Illustrator Daughter Combine Talents in an Endearing Project

Stitchy Friday

Stitchy Friday

Stitchy Fri­day is a project that’s sure to warm your heart. It’s an endeav­or between an embroi­der­er moth­er and her illus­tra­tor daugh­ter, Mar­ijke Buurlage; Mar­ijke cre­ates the col­or­ful, styl­ized images and then her moth­er trans­lates the flat­tened shapes into stitched form. Their Insta­gram, @stitchyfriday, is updat­ed at the end of each week with their progress and fin­ished pieces.

As won­der­ful as Mar­ijke’s illus­tra­tions are, her moth­er’s hand­i­work is also admirable. I love the lush tex­ture and the mix­ing of threads—they add dimen­sion and bring 2D to life. After see­ing this sweet col­lab­o­ra­tion, it makes me want to plan a cre­ative project with my own mom! Don’t you?

Stitchy Friday

Stitchy Friday

Stitchy Friday

Stitchy Friday

Stitchy Friday

Stitchy Friday

Stitchy Friday