Monthly Archives: February 2011

Geometric chain stitch

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Hannah

So – another post on acquisitions from Thailand. Is this Hmong or Indian or something else? I don’t know! This design is very geometric and based on spirals, like the Hmong cross-stitch designs I showed earlier. However, instead of cross-stitch, … Continue reading →

Posted in Embroidery around the world | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments

J. F. Ingalls Catalog, 1886

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Hannah

You may know this already, but I thought I’d mention that there’s a free scan of an 1886 embroidery stamping catalog available online. John Governale was kind enough to scan all 255 pages in and release them to the public … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical, patterns and designs | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

Indian Embroidery: Gujarati dancers

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Hannah

Deepa Balagopal has kindly let me know that one of the “Hmong” embroideries I posted earlier was miscategorized – the elephant design is actually an Indian design, although the cross-stitch is Hmong style. It’s long enough ago that my parents … Continue reading →

Posted in Embroidery around the world, Indian embroidery | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Silk Ribbon embroidery tutorials

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Hannah

NOTE: Unfortunately the original blog disappeared 😦 The website is no more. So I removed the links. I’d like to introduce y’all to a Turkish blog with some seriously beautiful silk ribbon embroidery tutorials and needlework. (Some of them are … Continue reading →

Posted in Free resources online, Silk ribbon embroidery, tutorials | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

Derwentwater Designs

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Hannah

I thought I’d mention some kits that caught my eye the other day. These are combination cross-stitch center/blackwork frame designs of wildlife from Rose Swalwell of Derwentwater Designs (couldn’t find the designer homepage, so I picked a shop). In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackwork, Cross-stitch, Design sites | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Armenian embroidery

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Hannah

I’ve been reading about Armenian embroidery! The examples on this particular site are all based on complex interlacings of variations on the herringbone stitch. This results in somewhat stylized geometric designs, like the embroidered cross in the photo to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Embroidery around the world, Embroidery styles, Free resources online, tutorials | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Tutto Ricamo (Italian)

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Hannah

While looking at Italian embroidery the other day, I discovered Tutto Ricamo, which is an Italian site (available in both English and Italian) with a huge amount of information on Italian embroidery history, types of embroidery,  a number of tutorials … Continue reading →

Posted in Embroidery around the world, Free resources online, Historical, tutorials | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Antique Italian needlecraft magazines

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Hannah

Today I’m just going to point y’all to Italian Needlecrafts, which (in addition to selling Italian needlework supplies) has available free scans of a number of editions of two magazines from the early 1900s: Il Ricamo Illustrato and Il Ricamo. … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Free resources online, Historical | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Kyoto Adventure: Japanese embroidery

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Hannah

Tuesday there were lots of people talking about the Japanese Festival of Needles (on stitchin fingers). So I thought I’d write about my experience with Japanese embroidery when I visited Kyoto. A few blocks from where we were staying, there … Continue reading →

Posted in Embroidery around the world, Japanese embroidery, Mother | Tagged , , | 14 Comments

Yet more crewel

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Hannah

I seem to have plenty of crewel embroidery fans reading my blog, so I will mention two more companies from the other side of the world, in case y’all don’t know about them. Here are three designs from Cindy Cooper … Continue reading →

Posted in Crewel, Design sites | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments