Author Archives: Hannah

More Swedish Weaving

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Hannah

As I mentioned in my last post about swedish weaving, my grandma makes afghans with it. In fact, she made a whole lot of them (at least twenty, maybe more). I thought I’d show photos of a few of them … Continue reading →

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Chinese embroidered purse

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Hannah

A Chinese friend of mine gave me this lovely purse from China to show y’all. Green and gold go well together. It’s so pretty! It’s mostly a monochromatic design in four shades of green. Plus a few gold accents. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Book Review: International Needlework Designs

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Hannah

This is a review of International Needlework Designs, by Mira Silverstein. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1978. I love this book! It has an enormous variety of styles in it, and Ms. Silverstein picks out really lovely designs. I flip … Continue reading →

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Crewel embroidery pillow

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Hannah

This crewel pillow was made by my great-grandmother. The dominant colors are shades of pink and green, plus brown. There are spots of yellow acting as an accent color. It’s an effective color scheme. The satin stitching is really pretty … Continue reading →

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Plas Teg Bellpull Flowers

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Hannah

There’s another blue flower on the bellpull, and I decided to replace the long-and-short filling with Castelo Branco stitch on this flower too. Then I replaced long-and-short stitch filling for this leaf with split stitch. I like the texture. It … Continue reading →

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Castelo Branco Bird

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Hannah

I’m starting a new project! (post with an overview of Castelo Branco embroidery). I am working this bird design from the Castelo Branco magazine Méri sent, using the Portuguese silk and rayons she sent (previous post on the lovely gifts … Continue reading →

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Tapestry

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Hannah

This post is slightly off topic for an embroidery blog, but I found it interesting so y’all will be learning about tapestries today. My mother did an internship many years ago (full-time, for a total of a year and a … Continue reading →

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Continuing work on the crewel bellpull

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Hannah

This bellpull is just gorgeous. It’s really coming along. Here’s a closeup of the area I was discussing in the last post on the bellpull (I’ve added some leaves in fly stitch, and finished one of the cluster flowers): I … Continue reading →

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Candlewicking pillow

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Hannah

My grandma made this candlewicking pillow about 25 years ago. It’s a little hard to photograph since candlewicking is traditionally white-on-white, but the closeup photo is a little easier to see. The design shows a girl holding a bouquet. The … Continue reading →

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Suzanis from Uzbekistan

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Hannah

My aunt and uncle picked up this traditional embroidered wall hanging while visiting the Emir’s Summer Palace in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It’s called a suzani. Below is a map with Bukhara, Uzebkistan marked (I was a little vague on exactly where … Continue reading →

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