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Tag Archives: embroidery
Continuing the Jacobean bellpull
There’s only a little bit of progress to report on the Plas Teg bellpull from the Mary Jane Collection (see project page for previous posts). The purple is double running stitch – I was inspired by my Turkish embroidery book … Continue reading
Posted in Crewel, My work
Tagged crewel, embroidery, Jacobean, Mary Jane Collection, plas teg
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Cypress tree in Iranian embroidery
This embroidery (from Dr. Shirazi’s collection) is Iranian. Note the vibrant colors. (Update: this is called “pateh” embroidery). I believe this depicts a cypress tree, which is a very important motif in Iranian culture. The word for cypress is “sarv” … Continue reading
Posted in Embroidery around the world, Shirazi
Tagged cypress, embroidery, iran, Middle East
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Rethinking the Joker
I kept working at the padding for padded satin stitch over the teeth and lips. I have one layer in two strands of floss everywhere now. The first two and a half teeth are covered in a top layer of … Continue reading
Joker’s Teeth
I’ve been working on the Joker’s teeth (see first post on the Joker). I settled on padded satin stitch in pale yellow. Each tooth has a split stitch outline in 1 strand. Then I added a layer of padding with … Continue reading
Posted in My work
Tagged embroidery, joker, padded satin stitch, Satin stitch, the killing joke
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Tajikistan Ornament
Look at this little tasseled ornament! It’s cross-stitch from Tajikistan, and is another example from Dr. Shirazi’s collection (see bottom of post for details on collection). I like the design – very bright and geometric. Finishing the edges with beaded … Continue reading
Posted in Embroidery around the world, Shirazi
Tagged cross-stitch, embroidery, geometric, tajikistan, Tassel
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embroidery in San Francisco
Y’all, I am dashing around San Francisco on vacation this weekend. It is great!!!! I wanted to mention that I found the most wonderful gallery with a truly, truly AMAZING series of embroideries. It’s the Asian Arts Center, open Monday … Continue reading
Book Review: Turkish Embroidery
A while ago, I wrote a post about ISMEK, a craft and embroidery center in Istanbul, and its four gorgeous free Pattern Books, Pattern Book 1 Pattern Book 2 Pattern Book 3 Pattern Book 4. I finally, finally found a … Continue reading
artist: Kate Kretz
Today I am featuring the artist Kate Kretz! We have corresponded a little by email, so I have a mini-interview plus photos of her work. My writing is in italics, the rest is Ms. Kretz. My degrees are in painting, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 3D embroidery, artists, embroidery, hair embroidery, kate kretz
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Suzani from Tajikistan I
This is a wall hanging from Tajikistan, purchased in Iran (ignore the innocent bystander caught in the photo). Tajikistan is next to China and Afghanistan. This suzani is also in Dr. Shirazi’s embroidery collection (many, many more left to go!). … Continue reading
Posted in Embroidery around the world, Shirazi
Tagged dyes, embroidery, lightfast, suzani, tajikistan
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embroidery for ducks 