There is sometimes a disagreement between lace makers and embroiderers about Needle lace. Lace makers claim it is lace because it is created with no foundation fabric and embroiderers claim it is embroidery because a needle rather than a bobbin is used to make it. Nevertheless it’s a technique that …
Last year I posted a query on this blog about the technique of Sollerosom embroidery which I did not ever get a response to. I was trying to find out more about the technique but had no luck. Thanks to Ethnic Fiber Art the mystery is solved. On the site …
The Indiana University Library has published scans of all 128 plates in the 1922 edition of Oriental costumes: their designs and colors by Max Tilke, (1869-1942). The colour plates in this edition are just delightful as they are all hand drawn. Take a look at this Embroidered Bornu woman’s shirt …
I am still poking about collating together ideas for my Katrina block for the All that Jazz Quilt project. I discovered on Drea Leed’s Elizabethan Costume Page there is a new section devoted to Depictions of Jesters and Fools in Medieval and Renaissance Art . Don’t miss browsing at least …
People can never learn too much about colour and what fascinates me is that it is an area that is always an interesting part of the process. There is always interesting discoveries to made and intriguing contrasts to develop. It’s a constant challenge. I discovered Colour in Needlework by Lucy …
Full detailed instructions on how to do needlelace stitches are available from vintage craft patterns. There are tatting and knitting patterns too for those who are interested .
Many costumers will be well aware of the Costume and Textiles in the Medici Archive. The Medici Archive Project was founded in 1995 in order to produce documentary sources for scholars and realize the potential of the Medici Granducal Archive, housed in the Archivio di Stato in Florence. An aspect …
