WE recently watched South Solitary on DVD. I really enjoyed this gentle film set in post WWI for both its costume and the rough coast. The characters in the film wore some lovely knitted jumpers (which we would pay a fortune for these days) and the female lead played by Miranda Otto passed some of her time knitting socks. The film was sort of dull (in terms of colour I mean) and at one point towards the end it was revealed that the character Fleet, a light house keeper, embroidered to pass his time when in duty. The embroidery provided a rare splash of colour. At the end of the film there was another splash of colour which mirrored the embroidery - it was delightful.
I was curious about the embroidery and, with the aid of my friend Google I found that the person who actually embroidered the piece was Ferri Bond (who is a costumer based in Victoria) and the embroidery coach was Mary Brown.
You will have to hire the DVD to see the embroidery!
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