I did not know much about stitching or cross stitch designs when I started providing the Châtelaine Designs – and still, sometimes it’s a big Mystery (pun intended) to me. I love photography, reading, cats, hiking, vegetarian/vegan cooking (and eating!), animal welfare, yoga, interior design, and watercolor painting. I decided to study German Literature, Philosophy, Biology and Educational Science. I rather come after the also maternal line of booksellers and book enthusiasts. From January 2018 on I started managing the things here – always supported by her wonderful community and long-time friends.Įven though growing up in such a creative environment, I did not find my way into textile arts. I decided to step in and to carry on her legacy. When my mother passed away in December 2017 I got to know her wonderful community and got a much more intense impression of the art she had created. I remember my mother, concentrated and surrounded by yarn, pearls, and patterns at her desk, sometimes before breakfast, driven by a new idea. I remember folding the first print charts in our living room. She took me with her to textile dealers and weaving mills to pick the material for her first designs and introduced me into the world of these materials.
And in 1997 she finally officially became “Châtelaine”. How she paints beautiful porcelain, makes a commemorative embroidery picture for my first hamster and sews blankets for the whole family.
One of my earliest memories is how she builds the most wonderful dollhouse from an old cardboard box and some wallpaper leftovers. My mother was an artist through and through.
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