RABBIT HOLE

Rabbit Hole - fractal art quilt by Rose C Rushbrooke, hand stitched, printed on silk, mounted on canvas.
© Rose C Rushbrooke 2008
16" h x 12½" w

Pattern: Original fractal design.
Technique: Hand stitched.
Medium: Silk.

Alice in Wonderland fell down the rabbit hole. Could this be what it looked like as she fell?

Hand embroidered silk ribbon and thread French knots form the spirals characteristic of a fractal image.

Detail 1 from Rabbit Hole - fractal quilt by Rose Rushbrooke. Image copyright © Rose Rushbrooke.

Down the rabbit hole to unimaginable worlds - the fractal image is self-repeating.

Detail 2 from Rabbit Hole - fractal quilt by Rose Rushbrooke. Image copyright © Rose Rushbrooke.

Tiny hand embroidered French knots pick out a fractal spiral - looks like a solar system.

Detail 3 from Rabbit Hole - fractal quilt by Rose Rushbrooke. Image copyright © Rose Rushbrooke.

French knots hand embroidered with silk ribbon and embroidery floss.

Detail 4 from Rabbit Hole - fractal quilt by Rose Rushbrooke. Image copyright © Rose Rushbrooke.

The central column is hand quilted with variegated cotton thread. The occasional streaks of lime green in the printed image are accented with hand embroidered silk ribbon French knots.

Detail 5 from Rabbit Hole - fractal quilt by Rose Rushbrooke. Image copyright © Rose Rushbrooke.

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