Author Archives: Hannah

Gifts from Portugal: Castelo Branco embroidery

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Hannah

After my last post on Castelo Branco embroidery, Méri mailed me two Portuguese magazines about it, plus some gorgeous silks (so incredibly generous of her!). I’m so excited! I will definitely be trying it soon! The first magazine is “Bordados … Continue reading →

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Little mouse

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Hannah

OK, y’all, I totally started another new project. But at least it’s a small one! I wanted to work on one I could finish quickly. Isn’t this mouse just adorable? It’s a kit from Woodland Threads, which is a Canadian … Continue reading →

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Follow up: Geometric chain stitch

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Hannah

So, several of y’all had more questions about the embroidery in this picture (previous post about the geometric chain stitch design). First, about the scale: The inner core of the design (consisting of the 4×4 block of squares) is 7 … Continue reading →

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Japanese thimbles

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Hannah

This post is about handmade Japanese thimbles (like the one with the watermelon design)! Apparently, Japanese thimbles are rings instead of the shape I’m used to. Ma Mercerie by Chloe Patricia is a blog about all the ways you can … Continue reading →

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Chinese embroidery: 100 children playing

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Hannah

This is a Chinese embroidery depicting the Buddha and 100 children playing. My mother told me she counted once, and there were indeed 100 children. I tried to double check, but I kept losing track so I’m just going to … Continue reading →

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Indian embroidery: Kutch work

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Hannah

This is a type of embroidery from the Indian state of Gujarat, and is especially popular in the Kutch and Bhuj regions. It’s closely related to Armenian embroidery – they both use interlaced herringbone stitch. The Indian designs tend to … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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