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Tag Archives: embroidery
Rowandean cat
Here is yet another kit I’m so very close to finishing. It’s a small kit from Rowandean Embroidery, which is a British company with a huge variety of kits. This design is about 3 inches by 4 inches. I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Design sites, My work, Surface embroidery
Tagged embroidery, kits, Rowandean, surface embroidery
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Swedish weaving/huck embroidery
I’ll be showing this form of embroidery in two very different materials: one is a sampler I stitched with embroidery floss on huck cloth/popcorn fabric, and one is an afghan my grandmother stitched in yarn on monk’s cloth. For each … Continue reading
Posted in Design sites, Grandma, My work, Swedish weaving/huck embroidery
Tagged embroidery, huck embroidery, kits, swedish weaving
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Enciclopedia de las Señoras
I found a little something in Google Books: “Enciclopedia de las Señoras, que Contiene las Artes y Labores de Utilidad y de Recreo” (Encyclopedia of the Ladies, that contains recreational and useful arts and works) translated from French to Spanish … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, books, Free resources online, Historical
Tagged embroidery, free books, historical
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Crewel embroidery: Custom House of Needlearts
Before I go on to the rest of the post: OMG SHARON B AT PINTANGLE LINKED ME!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! ANYWAY, the photos below are of my Mini Bellpull Kit #46 from Custom House of Needle Arts, the original range. … Continue reading
Posted in Crewel, Design sites, My work
Tagged crewel, Custom House, Custom House of Needle Arts, embroidery, Jacobean, kits
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Revised Needle and Hook
Here’s another free book, the full title of which is Revised Needle and Hook: Instructions in Silk Embroidery, Knitting and Crocheting, Illustrated with cuts, half tones and color plates. It’s available online from the Antique Pattern Library, and originally published … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, books, Free resources online, Historical, Needlepainting
Tagged embroidery, free books, historical, needlepainting, silk shading, threadpainting
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Goldwork
Goldwork is usually pricey, and I personally don’t like a lot of the goldwork designs I’ve seen. For me, they overfocus on the gold. I prefer goldwork pieces that incorporate gold as a part of the design. That said, I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Design sites, Goldwork, My work
Tagged embroidery, goldwork, kits, Mary Jane Collection, Rajmahal
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Brazilian embroidery
This is fun stuff – shiny (rayon) threads and 3D flowers. I’ve linked all the pictures to the kits available online. Here’s an example I stitched (it’s about 4 inches total): It’s a tiny kit from a site (JDR Brazilian … Continue reading
Pillowcase edging
Here is a pillowcase edging from a stamped kit I received as a Christmas present last year: This doesn’t correspond exactly to the kit – it sprouted while I was working on it. I’ve labeled the additional flora in the … Continue reading
Posted in My work, Surface embroidery
Tagged embroidery, kits, pillowcase, surface embroidery
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Stitch dictionaries!
I’m pretty excited – I discovered an amazing treasure: the Henry Art Gallery Stitch Identification Guide at http://dig.henryart.org/embroidery-stitches/first_level_pages/contents.htm. This resource is maintained by the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington in Seattle, and was created through analyzing “the … Continue reading
Candlewicking difficulties
So, I’ve been working on a sculptured stitchery and candlewicking kit Majestic Balloons designed by Roger W. Reinardy, and available from Janlynn. It’s called sculptured stitchery because the design is backstitched over cotton batting to create a 3D effect around … Continue reading
Posted in Candlewicking, Design sites, My work
Tagged candlewicking, embroidery, Janlynn, kits, Roger W. Reinardy, sculptured embroidery
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embroidery for ducks 