July 22, 2011
Calling for Stitches! & News
What stitches or hand embroidery techniques do you want to see available on video? That’s my question for today!
July 21, 2011
Goldwork & Silk Embroidered Rose: Check Thread
So far, on the Goldwork & Silk Tudor-style Rose embroidery project, we’ve satin stitched the outer leaves and petals, embroidered the inner petals in long & short stitch, couched the gold tambour thread around the outside petals, and now it’s time to move to the inside ring of petals.
On the inner ring of petals on this piece, I’ve used two types of gold thread: the #7 tambour thread that I used on the outside petals and a #7 check thread, to add some sparkle and texture to these inside petals.
July 20, 2011
Goldwork & Silk Embroidered Rose, Part 3: Gold!
After satin stitching the outer leaves and petals on the goldwork & silk Tudor rose, and then working the long and short stitch embroidery on the inner petals, the next step was the first layer of gold around the outside petals of the flower. Let’s see how that was done.
July 19, 2011
Persian Blossom Crewel Embroidery Project Update
I’ve made a wee bit of progress on the Royal Persian Blossom crewel embroidery project from Talliaferro. I started a Royal Persian Blossom stitch-along over in Ask & Share, and since I’m the one who started it, I was beginning to feel rather guilty about not making much progress!
Well, I still haven’t made much progress, but it’s something, anyway.
July 18, 2011
17th Century Women’s Dress Patterns – Book Review
Did you like playing “dress-up” as a kid? I did! And heck, given the opportunity, even as an adult, “playing dress up” for the right occasion is still fun! As the hot Kansas summer wears on, though, the last thing I’d want to do these days is don the clothes that women of the 17th century wore! They were heavy, elaborate, layered, a little constricting – probably not the ideal clothes for 110-degree weather!
Still, they’re fun clothes to look at, and there’s a new book out that gives some detailed insight into women’s clothes of the 17th century. It’s called 17th Century Women’s Dress Patterns, and the book is all that its title promises, and more.
July 17, 2011
Goldwork & Silk Tudor-Style Rose Tutorials – Index
In an effort to keep this series of tutorials on the Goldwork & Silk Tudor-style Rose a little bit organized, I’m created an index page for all the related posts on this project. That way, if you want to come back to this project a little later on, you’ll be able to find all the links in one convenient place, which I’ll include under the Tips & Techniques page here on Needle ‘n Thread.
July 16, 2011
Goldwork & Silk Rose Stitching Instructions, Part 2
Continuing with the silk and goldwork embroidered Tudor-style rose, here’s the next step in the stitching process: the inner petals worked in three colors of silk, in long & short stitch.
