[Regia-NA] Embroidery? (pics)

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Hi Linda

thanks for the compliment. I used 'waste canvas' stitched down to the garment.
Starting with the yellow thread, I made stitches which were four squares long,
with a one-square gap between each. Then go back and do your diagonal lines
between the stitches; the diagonal lines are two stepped stitches, each three
squares long. When you're done, mirror it with the red, then remove the waste
canvas from underneath.

This isn't my tunic, it's a comission piece which I traded for a spangenhelm. I
have a long tunic made from the exact same fabric though, and will probably trim
the hem, cuffs and neck in a similar pattern this week (this one is just trimmed
around the wrist). I might do a single color on my tunic, or something more
subtle (like saffron and brown).

What I'm mostly curious about is an applique; would it have been more authentic
to do the embroidery on a seperate piece of fabric, then sew that fabric as an
edging onto the tunic? I seem to recall that the wool Mammen tunic had silk
cuffs which were embroidered, but *ALSO* featured embroidery done directly to
the material.

Thanks,

~Wil

Quoting Linda Rice <vmaa2@cox.net>:

> Wil, your work is lovely! Very nice, even stitches. ;o> However, can you tell
> us more about how you
> made the stitch? I'm not sure if that's really herringbone, at least I've
> never seen true
> herringbone in 2 colors!  It doesn't really matter, because what you did is
> perfectly acceptable
> anyway. Can't wait to see it in person next month. *(You are still coming to
> Maryland, right?)
> 
> Pax,
> 
> ::Linda::
> 
>  
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 6:21 AM
>  Subject: [Regia-NA] Embroidery? (pics)
> 
> My first real attempt at embroidery (sorry pics are blurry)
> 
> http://home.armourarchive.org/members/brodir/images/misc/embroid01.JPG
> http://home.armourarchive.org/members/brodir/images/misc/embroid02.JPG
> http://home.armourarchive.org/members/brodir/images/misc/embroid03.JPG
> http://home.armourarchive.org/members/brodir/images/misc/embroid04.JPG
> 
> Is a simple single-strand herringbonelike this, used to trim a garment, 
> appropriate for the 11th century? Herringbone appears on so many wood, bone,
> 
> antler and metal items, I thought it was a pretty safe bet. Any tips for
> making 
> my next piece more authentic?
> 
> ~Wil 
> 
> 
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