January 23, 2010

Crewel Embroidery: The Flower is Coming Out

If you’ve been following along with this crewel embroidery project I’ve been working on lately, you know that one of … Continue reading Crewel Embroidery: The Flower is Coming Out

January 22, 2010

Chats on Old Lace and Needlework

Chats on Old Lace and Needlework by Emily Leigh Lowes was first published in 1908. The book is just as … Continue reading Chats on Old Lace and Needlework

January 21, 2010

Crewel embroidery is definitely different from regular surface embroidery, as far as the threads are concerned. Wool thread is not … Continue reading Crewel Embroidery: Rooster Head, Neck, Crown

January 20, 2010

A couple points to reiterate on this crewel embroidery project, which I’m calling (oh-so-appropriately) The Crewel Rooster: 1. The first … Continue reading Crewel Rooster: Tail Feathers. Again.

January 19, 2010

The rooster wing gave me some cause for concern. Should I embroider it in colors, like I did with the … Continue reading Crewel Rooster: Winging It

January 18, 2010

I’ll tell you a secret. I’m nuts about the 16th – 17th century embroidered boxes (or caskets), and I’ve always … Continue reading Making an Embroidered Box

January 17, 2010

More evidence that I’ve been procrastinating lately – I’ve collected some needlework, textile, embroidery and whatnot links that I thought … Continue reading Needlework Inspiration, Information, and Procrastination