I found the fabric for this stocking in a special shop in Santa Fe, while travelling with my dear friend Christy. I held onto it for a long time, waiting for the right spark to bring it to life.
That spark came when my mom returned from a market in Marrakesh, Morocco, with a bundle of vibrant silk threads. The colors were bold and full of energy — instantly inspiring.
Blue felt like the natural match for the coral fabric, so I leaned into a single-color palette. The design is what I often doodle while on the phone. As I stitched, the piece called for more texture and movement — so I added vines, winding around the stitches using leftover fabric scraps to add an organic element to the geometry design.
The edge is finished with matte blue seed beads in a picot stitch — a delicate detail that might just be my new favorite finish.
This piece is a blend of places, people— woven together in silk, color, and memory.