The act of counting is inherent in knitting, crocheting, and beading: threads per ply, stitches or beads per row, rows per inch. Double and triple crochet produce open spaces in a fabric. Single crochet and stockinette are samples of tighter interlacing and can be altered with the thickness of thread, size of needle or hook.

My explorations integrate all the variables while I calculate and count out progress in my own pulse of accuracy. Process is intuitive, experiential, yet deviant from preconceived anticipations.

I consider the spirit of a book, the essence of a container—functional purpose subsumed by intellectual impression. A book is the splay of pages, the drape from a binding, the script-like looping of stitches. A container is in keeping—an idea, wish, history, confession. Making objects records a presence through time that defines and tethers me.

Donna L. Lish/Thread Count

Commissions are fashioned to your desired vision.

Proposals for interdisciplinary textile construction, as well as courses in knitting, crocheting, and beading are available.