Inspire :: Izziyana Suhaimi

When an image evokes an immediate question,

it is doubly powerful when the name of its series evokes yet another.

The looms in our bones #6

~ featuring Moroccan style embroidery ~

The looms in our bones #2

~ featuring Manchu tribal motifs ~

works in progress, courtesy of We Are Scout

Izziyana Suhaimi is masterful with her embroidery on paper

yet unlike so many women who hark back to their family members for stitching inspiration,

she is following quite a different focus.

"Embroidery is traditionally seen as a past-time of women, viewed in the domestic sphere and Izziyana is no stranger to it as both her grandmothers and mother are passionate about needlework and crochet. Not content to draw on her personal and family memories, Izziyana conducted extensive research for five years into the embroidery of various cultures and hopes to give this sacred language of women a modern honor."

~ review courtesy of 'Jack Is Not Dull' ~

The looms in our bones #7

"I enjoy the duality of embroidery, in its movements of stabbing, cutting, covering, building, repairing, taking apart. Every stitch made seems to unfold a story

and withhold it at the same time."

~ photo courtesy of Design Spotlight,

the Raffles Hotel, Singapore, 2013 ~

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