{"product_id":"sacred-are-the-woolgathers-the-altar-boy-embroidered-hanging","title":"Sacred Are The Woolgathers, The Altar Boy: Embroidered Hanging","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Sacred are the Woolgatherers\" – The Altar Boy Quilt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eAn original textile artwork that brings playful irreverence to the solemnity of ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eIn Molly's imagined folklore, a young altar boy's mind wanders during mass: \u003cem\u003e\"The altar boy is looking up at the cherubs. He would like to see how big their willies are.\"\u003c\/em\u003e Here is childhood curiosity rendered in cloth - the distracted innocence of a boy whose thoughts drift from devotion to anatomy, from the sacred to the profane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThis work brings levity to the weighty symbolism of religious art, reminding us that even in the most solemn spaces, the human mind wanders, questions, and giggles. The altar boy, like the woolgatherer, is a daydreamer - his irreverent curiosity a gentle subversion of ecclesiastical grandeur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eFollowing medieval tradition, the work bears the inscription \u003cem\u003e'Molly me fecit'\u003c\/em\u003e (Molly made me) - an 11th-century convention asserting the maker's hand across time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials \u0026amp; Making\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCotton and silk, primarily recycled fabrics and offcuts from previous projects. Colours achieved through natural dyes (black beans, turmeric, madder) and select synthetic dyes for chromatic depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApproximately 54cms wide × 43cms tall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHanging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures a 2.5cm channel on reverse for rod suspension (rod not included—available from any DIY shop)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTreat as a precious textile: avoid direct sunlight, spot clean gently if needed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eOne-of-a-kind. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Molly Lester","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53950368842051,"sku":null,"price":480.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0229\/7923\/files\/Photoroom_031_20251203_1305452.jpg?v=1764769728","url":"https:\/\/btfjhp-bv.myshopify.com\/products\/sacred-are-the-woolgathers-the-altar-boy-embroidered-hanging","provider":"The Haud","version":"1.0","type":"link"}