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Tag Archives: embroidery
Follow up: Geometric chain stitch
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
Posted in Embroidery around the world
Tagged chain stitch, embroidery, geometric design, hmong
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Japanese thimbles
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
Posted in Japanese embroidery, tutorials
Tagged embroidery, japanese thimbles, thimbles, tutorials
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Geometric chain stitch
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 chain stitch, embroidery, geometric design, hmong
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J. F. Ingalls Catalog, 1886
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 1886, embroidery, free designs, j. f. ingalls catalog, Public domain
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Indian Embroidery: Gujarati dancers
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 chain stitch, embroidery, Gujarat, India, indian embroidery, Needlework, shisha
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Silk Ribbon embroidery tutorials
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 embroidery, Ribbon, silk ribbon embroidery, tutorial
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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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Tutto Ricamo (Italian)
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 embroidery, Italy, Needlework, tutorial
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Antique Italian needlecraft magazines
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
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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embroidery for ducks 