I made a couple more projects in the last day or two. Both are small projects. This little pouch is intended as a loyalty card holder....
A butterfly motif is overlaid with detached needle lace details in gold and silver filé. Coiled gilt silver strip outlines the shape of the butterfly. . Magnification 10x. Image by Cristina Balloffet Carr. early 17th century, British. Canvas worked with silk and metal thread, glass beads, spangles; Gobelin, tent, and detached buttonhole stitches; silk cord and silk and metal thread tassels. 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (13 x 13 cm), excluding tassels and draw cord.(29.23.15)
Depicting Ron and Ann and their house in Witney.
Water side Panel Ladye When working stumpwork figures, it is good to study your pattern and visualize it in your head as finished~...
A 17th c Style Stumpwork Embroidered Trinket Box I wanted to have my little box done by Christmas, but, if you have read my post on t...
Sans Crown And Scepter .... I have been plugging along on the lid for my reproduction 17th c padded mirror case and thought you all w...
The Underrated Haute Couture of Jacobean Needlework - Inspiration Vault - Messy Nessy Chic
The next flower to be tackled on this second side of the Elizabethan stumpwork bag (from the book 'Festive Elizabethan Creations', by Shirley Holdaway) was a bluebell. Basically, they are stitched in the same way as the foxglove flowers, only smaller. I started to stitch them late one evening, so there aren't any 'in progress' photos for the…
Explore What Katie Threads Next's 214 photos on Flickr!
View the stunning embroidery work of Michele Carragher, customer designer for Game of Thrones and Elizabeth I. Read the full interview.
Part 1 Getting Started and Making the Head Here is a tutorial for stumpwork portraits, inspired by Fay Maxwell , whose excellent bo...
A gorgeous collection of Vintage Tropical Leaves Drawings! These are some fabulous Free Printable Artwork.
Harmony with Nature Casket - Left Side for the casket bottom and the frieze top Often a teacher just shows the final project and it look...
I tend to break 16th century English monochrome designs into 5 basic "families". The most commonly recognized are: *The curving vines; *B...
Blog of Susan Elliott where she shares her life through her needlework and photography.
Blog of Susan Elliott where she shares her life through her needlework and photography.
