[Regia-NA] embroidery

Thu, 12 Jun 2003 22:46:06 +0100

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Hi Jennifer,
Not too much known about Anglo- Saxon secular enbroidery, from any =
period!
Mostly very small scraps of vine scroll type stuff, done in stem stitch.
Some interesting interpretations were made for the exhibition at Sutton =
Hoo. If memory serves, they were done in geometric shapes, in a sort of =
brick stitch. But even this is disputed by some experts.
A piece of textile was found at Llanghorst in Wales, from the 10th =
century. This may have been done in counted thread stitch and was again, =
vine scroll with bunches of grapes and peacocks. Other experts say that =
the design was a woven one and not embroidered....the jury is still out!
Church embroidery is another matter, and we have more examples, but I =
don't know if that is what you are after.
Cheers,
Hazel.
PS If you are going to put embroidery onto a garment. Embroider a =
separate strip of cloth and sew it onto the garment. That way, when the =
garment is worn out, you can put the embroidery onto the new =
one....precious stuff, embroidery. It would have taken time and =
expensive materials!
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Jennifer,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Not too much known about Anglo- Saxon =
secular=20
enbroidery, from any period!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mostly very small scraps of vine scroll =
type stuff,=20
done in stem stitch.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Some interesting interpretations were =
made for the=20
exhibition at Sutton Hoo. If memory serves, they were done in geometric =
shapes,=20
in a sort of brick stitch. But even this is disputed by some=20
experts.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A piece of textile was found at =
Llanghorst in=20
Wales, from the 10th century. This may have been done in counted thread =
stitch=20
and was again, vine scroll with bunches of grapes and peacocks. Other =
experts=20
say that the design was a woven one and not embroidered....the jury is =
still=20
out!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Church embroidery is another matter, =
and we have=20
more examples, but I don't know if that is what you are =
after.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hazel.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PS If you are going to put embroidery =
onto a=20
garment. Embroider a separate strip of cloth and sew it onto the =
garment. That=20
way, when the garment is worn out, you can put the embroidery onto the =
new=20
one....precious stuff, embroidery. It would have taken time and =
expensive=20
materials!</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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