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The Four Cuts

One cut opens eight petals

The radial fold turns a single scissor stroke into perfect symmetry across every lobe of the motif.

White space is the loudest voice

The ground breathes between motifs, giving each shape the silhouette it needs to read from across the room.

Stitch as outline, never as fill

The blanket-stitch traces the cut edge like a drawing pen, defining every boundary in colored thread.

Scale demands a steady hand

A breadfruit leaf fills an entire bedspread — there is no hiding behind smallness.