Abigayle Labas
BIO
My name is Abigayle Labas, and I am one of my parent's five children. As a child, I was always interested in sewing. When I was ten years old, I had asked my maternal grandmother to teach me how to sew. The first sewing machine I learned to sew on was my great-grandmother's sewing machine; as I got older, not for a moment did I think of sewing as a profession but rather a hobby which is why I never thought of pursuing sewing in post-secondary or as my career until now.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
CONNECTING ROOTS
Using my own family history, family ties, and connecting roots I will be making two wall-hanging quilts connected to one another. The quilts will portray a tree that is incomplete without the other half, one half will be the quilt based on my father and his history and the other quilt will be based on my mother’s history and how their roots came together into one entity. Within each quilt, I will include textures and symbols that are meaningful and important within our family history creating a story.
FEATURED Work
Title: Connecting Roots
Dimensions: 244 x 228 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Cotton, Thread, Machine embroidery, Quilting, Slashing, Sewing, Couching stitch, Slip stitch, Silk
Title: Leaves (detail)
Materials: Machine embroidery, Thread, Silk, Couching stitch
Title: Paternal Tree Half
Dimensions: 122 x 228 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Cotton, Thread, Machine embroidery, Quilting, Slashing, Sewing, Couching stitch, Slip stitch, Silk
Title: Maternal Tree Half
Dimensions: 122 x 228 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Cotton, Thread, Machine embroidery, Quilting, Slashing, Sewing, Couching stitch, Slip stitch, Silk
Title: Tree Bark (detail)
Materials: Stitch, Cotton, Thread, Slashing, Washing
Title: Filler Leaf (detail)
Materials: Machine embroidery, Thread, Silk
Title: Trees Texture
Dimensions: 244 x 228 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Cotton, Thread, Machine embroidery, Quilting, Slashing, Sewing, Couching stitch, Slip stitch, Silk
Title: Connecting Roots (detail)
Materials: Machine embroidery, Thread, Silk