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Category Archives: Embroidery styles
Derwentwater Designs
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 blackwork, counted thread, cross-stitch, kits
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Armenian embroidery
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 Armenian, embroidery, Needlework
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Kyoto Adventure: Japanese embroidery
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 embroidery, Japanese embroidery, Kyoto
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Yet more crewel
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 australia, cindy cooper, crewel, daaft designs, embroidery, south africa
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Plas Teg Bellpull
This is the Plas Teg Bellpull from the Mary Jane Collection (2 feet by 6 inches). I’ve had this for a while. I was so excited about this design that I went and got the floss for it, even though … Continue reading
Posted in Crewel, Design sites, My work
Tagged crewel, embroidery, Jacobean, Mary Jane Collection
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On Colcha Embroidery and Portugal
Méri kindly posted a very informative comment on my post about colcha embroidery. It turns out that “colcha” means bedspread in both Spanish and Portuguese. Furthermore, there is a traditional Portuguese style of embroidery which uses a similar stitch to … Continue reading
The Garden of Swallows
As a follow up to my last post on colcha embroidery, Julia Gomez was kind enough to send in a photo of her incredible masterpiece, El Jardín de las Golondrinas (The Garden of Swallows). It won Best of Show at … Continue reading
Posted in Colcha embroidery, Embroidery around the world
Tagged colcha embroidery, embroidery, Julia Gomez, New Mexico, wool
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Indian Embroidery II
One of my commenters, Sharon, requested more information on Kantha embroidery. I think she will be very happy with this post! I found my information through Deepa’s blog, which has a nice section on Indian embroidery (other embroidery too, but … Continue reading
Indian Embroidery
I found Lakshmi Sadala’s very cool blog when she commented on one of my posts. I’ve linked all the photos in this post to the original posts on her blog, so you can just click and go look. I absolutely … Continue reading
Hmong embroidery II: Chain stitch and mirrors
Update: This seems to actually be Indian embroidery. See this post on Indian embroidery for more information. In my last post on Hmong embroidery, I promised to show you more Hmong embroidery pieces. And here is another one! This is … Continue reading
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