For reasons that have more to do with the luck of scheduling than anything else, I bit off more than I could chew this fall. I attended 5 events over 4 weeks, including my favorite immersion event, the Decameron this fall. And on top of just getting my elegantly clothed self to these events, I… Continue reading Grand Tour of Fall 24
Category: Small Projects
Unknown Pillow: My Newest Embroidery Adventure
Sometimes you see something and you decide you just need to have it. That's how I felt immediately upon seeing this lovely pillow. This blog is about setting up and preparing my newest embroidery project. Last year I completed my apprentice goal of having a head to toe outfit from a particular time and place.… Continue reading Unknown Pillow: My Newest Embroidery Adventure
Brick Stitch Bag
After spending two years brick stitching, in March of 2023, I found myself wanting to do more brick stitch. Thus, I conjured a project to recreate a brick stitch bag currently in the Victoria and Albert Museum and titled "Unknown Bag". This bag is a reproduction of the 14th Century reliquary bag in the Victoria… Continue reading Brick Stitch Bag
To Needleloop, or not to Needleloop?
In my last post, I wrote about a fascinating group of embroideries that I found from Asia in the 1300s which exhibit a "needle looping" technique. Of course, I decided to attempt to replicate this lotus flower. I began by purchasing some threads in like colors. I chose Vinyard Silk, because its fluffy and fun,… Continue reading To Needleloop, or not to Needleloop?
A Brief Foray into Basketry
I don't know what possessed me to want to weave a basket, but here we are... A long long time ago, my dad used to say the college football players were all majoring in underwater basket weaving. When I was a small child, I did not understand what this was, but assumed (for reasons that… Continue reading A Brief Foray into Basketry
Long and Short Butterfly
This summer I needed a short project for a road trip and a cup cover for M'Lord Taichleach seemed the perfect project. He requested something similar to this butterfly: Blue Morpho I chose to use the Long and Short stitch to create the best transition from dark to light on the butterfly wings. To begin,… Continue reading Long and Short Butterfly
German Brick Stitch a Major Embroidery Project
Sometimes a style of doing something hits you over your head and says I WILL BE YOUR FAVORITE THING. It often comes out of no where. I have never been someone interested in needle point. I have made a few piece over the years that covered the entire canvas. One was a crane needle point… Continue reading German Brick Stitch a Major Embroidery Project
One Little Needle Case: A tutorial
It dawned on me at some point that I should make a blank needle case without any embroidery as a test case. It is often the case that one will have a plan in their head about how to go about doing something and then, when you sit down to do it, it doesn't work… Continue reading One Little Needle Case: A tutorial
January: Applique Inspiration and Planning
January's needle case is Applique and I am so inspired by this bag. Seal Bag with the Arms of Edward I now in the Collection of Westminster Abbey This seal bag was part of an exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum on different embroidery techniques and it is wonderful to look at. A seal… Continue reading January: Applique Inspiration and Planning
12 Little Needle Cases Project
In 2021, I plan to make 12 needle cases, one each month, each in a different historical embroidery style.
The Inevitable Scadian 