Kraag van wit linnen met open borduurwerk c. 1910

This white linen collar with open embroidery by A.M.L.E. de Roever is pretty special! Imagine the delicate labor involved in making this lace, almost like drawing in space, thread by thread. I’m thinking about the artist’s hands, carefully guiding the needle, pulling the threads tight, and creating these tiny little crosses and floral motifs. Each stitch must have been a meditation, a patient act of devotion. It’s as though the artist has constructed a whole world, one tiny gesture at a time. It reminds me that art, in any form, is just a series of decisions. And the meaning comes from the accumulation of all those tiny choices. I feel a kinship with this artist, this maker, across time and material. We’re all just trying to figure things out, one stitch, one brushstroke at a time.