[Regia-NA] embroidery

Thu, 12 Jun 2003 19:45:25 -0700

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I find it fascinating to see the incredible knotwork & illumination =
during this period... in Scandinavia, Ireland, Wales, England...  why =
isn't this stuff on the clothing?  Jennifer
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  From: Hazel Uzzell=20
  To: list-regia-na@lig.net=20
  Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 2:46 PM
  Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] embroidery

  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>I find it fascinating to see the =
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knotwork &amp; illumination during this period... in Scandinavia, =
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Wales, England...&nbsp; why isn't this stuff on the clothing?&nbsp;=20
Jennifer</FONT></DIV>
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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=20
  stuff, done in stem stitch.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Some interesting interpretations were =
made for=20
  the exhibition at Sutton Hoo. If memory serves, they were done in =
geometric=20
  shapes, 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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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