Patchwork and crochet: made from scraps

A set of textiles made from scraps. The patchwork quilt is made from dozens of different old fabrics—floral, striped, and plain—each piece leftover from something else, so the color scheme is not designed but rather uses whatever was available; the stitching is hand-sewn and not perfectly neat, and some areas are worn through and have been mended. The crocheted blanket is made of squares crocheted and then joined together, with yarn colors changing in segments because they were bought at different times. They are draped over chair backs, piled at the foot of the bed, and spread on windowsill seats. The value of these items lies in the time spent making them, with almost no money spent. Avoid: using pre-designed patchwork with coordinated colors, using machine-stitched neat patchwork, using single-color blankets, making the textiles look brand new and unused.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組以零碎材料做成的織品。拼布被是由幾十塊不同的舊布拼成的——碎花、條紋、素色都有,每一塊都是別的東西剩下來的,因此配色不是設計過的而是有什麼用什麼;縫線是手縫的不完全整齊,有些地方已經磨破被補過。鉤織毯是一塊塊方形鉤好再接起來的,毛線的顏色一段一段變化,因為是不同時候買的。它們搭在椅背、堆在床尾、鋪在窗台的座位上。這些東西的價值在於它們花了很多時間但幾乎沒花錢。避免:使用設計過配色的成品拼布、使用機器縫製的整齊拼接、使用單一顏色的毛毯、讓織品看起來全新未使用。