Brazilian embroidery is a form of embroidery that attracts the eye. Sprays of flowers and leaves rise from the surface of the fabric, worked in stitches that create height and texture. Since Brazilian Embroidery is worked in rayon threads the shine these catch the light and create add another dimension. …
I discovered some free Rábaközi Embroidery patterns while poking around the Internet Archive. Rábaközi Hímzések 1 is a collection of cross stitch patterns drawn from the collections of the Hungarian National Museum. The museum’s Ethnography Department have published patterns from their collection in a series of booklets. This first booklet, …
As I walked around the Arthur Boyd Tapestries currently being exhibited at the National Gallery of Australia I found myself leaning in closer than I probably should hoping that I would not trip security alarms. There is something magic about seeing textiles in a gallery when you are a textile …
When you are next wanting some quiet time, skip the doom scrolling on social media and instead visit the Goldsmiths Textile Collection & Constance Howard Gallery website hosted by Goldsmiths College, University of London. The collection was founded by Constance Howard and Audrey Walker in the 1980’s. It is still …
Stumpwork or Raisedwork is a type of 3D embroidery that sits proud from the fabric surface. The term Stumpwork is a Victorian misnomer. Today we use the term to refer to any type of Raised Embroidery. Technically, however, stumpwork is a form of embroidery that is first created on a background. …
A hussif or huswif is an 18th-century term for a basic sewing kit. If you look up the word Hussif, you will see it described as an alternative form of ‘housewife’ which originally meant a sewing-case. Traditional hussifs were a long strip of fabric 6 to 8 inches wide, with …
Corticelli Home Needlework was published in 1898 and is now a free PDF download from the Internet Archive website. I think readers will enjoy this resource.Described as a manual of Art Embroidery, Needlework and Knitting, (I love this term Art embroidery) it is loaded with some delicious patterns that look …
