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I thought I might spend a bit of time over the next few days giving you more information about the classes I’ll be teaching at Beating Around the Bush. Elizabethan Strawberry Roundel With Yvette Stanton Sunday 15th April 2012 This charming strawberry ornament features Elizabethan embroidery stitches such as buttonhole filling, reverse chain stitch and [...] Last night we took our girls out for a huge treat (a treat for us too!). We went to see Opera Australia’s production of The Magic Flute at the Sydney Opera House. It was amazing! As you can expect, apart from the opera itself, I was transfixed by the costumes. Wow! Full of colour, shapes [...] Over the next few days I have to get stuck into some class proposals. I’ve had a few letters over the past months asking for class proposals, but just haven’t had the chance to do anything about them. Thankfully the submission dates have not yet passed. These are for classes into 2013, which seemed such [...] What’s the difference between cable plait stitch and plaited braid stitch?
cable plait stitch This is cable plait stitch. It is the stitch used in Mountmellick embroidery. It is a reasonably simple stitch, with only a few steps. Also known as figure of eight stitch to the ladies of Mountmellick, because that’s what each [...] “Embroidery in Britain from 1200-1750″ is a book that I keep coming back to. I love soaking up the visual delights found in it. This book is a visual survey of some of the delights of the V&A’s textile collection. It includes a couple of essays, then a listing of the plates with sizes and [...] I did a little experiment yesterday with the Kreinik Japan No 7 thread. I really wanted to see how it would go, in case I decide that I want to use gold thread on my beret. I don’t think real metallic thread would be happy about being rained on. Kreinik Japan No 7 thread is [...] Following on from yesterday, I have been thinking about the stitches that I might teach in the difficult and unusual stitches class that I am planning for Beating Around the Bush 2012. This is the sort of class that really gets me excited, as I love sharing stitches with others, especially ones they’ve never seen [...] A lot of people end up at this blog because of their interest in Elizabethan embroidery. They come here to see my Elizabethan embroidery from earlier this year. For all those who are interested, The Embroiderer’s Story currently has a series of posts about plaited braid stitch and how to do it. Very interesting information! [...] I recently bought a copy of “English Embroidery from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1580-1700: Twixt Art and Nature” This is a gorgeous hefty book – 308 pages! It is actually an exhibition catalogue from the exhibition of the same name currently on at The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, [...] Look what I got earlier this week down at the Crewel Gobelin! Back in January I asked Margaret, owner of the Crewel Gobelin, if she had heard of Gilt Sylke Twist, and she hadn’t. But always being one to try to please, Margaret said she’d try to get some for me. Well, she did! She’s [...] |
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