[Regia-NA] Embroidery? (pics)

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Hi Linda

That's a very useful site, thanks for your help. I was afraid the embroidery 
was much too simple to be historic, but based on that site, it actually looks 
not bad. I was calling it Herringbone based on the pattern that appears in 
silver on some spearheads etc., the herringbone stitch on that site actually 
looks very different than what I did. Thanks for the correction.

So, which would you recommend I use for my next project, wool or linen? We did 
tablet weaving with some linen thread an SCA lady (Mistress Cybric) wove 
herself, and I thought at the time that for embroidery it was too likely to 
fray, being drawn through the fabric hundreds of times. Might have just been 
her thread though. Is that what the beeswax is for? I've never heard of it.

Thanks for your help,

~Wil

Quoting Linda Rice <vmaa2@cox.net>:

> Wow, a guy I can talk embroidery with, cool!  :o>
> 
> Ok, what you've done isn't a herringbone, but it's still way cool and ok. You
> did a basic running
> stitch, with a row of overstitch on each side. See this site:
> http://www.42nd-dimension.com/NFPS/nfps_stitches.html
> This should give you a good idea of what's good. As you found out, it's
> perfectly ok to combine
> different stitches and colors to suit your tastes.  And, it's fine to
> "applique" your embroidery in
> bands. It gives you the option of easy removal when the garment wears out, so
> you can transfer your
> hard work to a new tunic if you want. It also adds another color into the
> mix. For example, you
> might have a blue tunic, with red and green embroidery on a yellow band. I
> wouldn't necessarily get
> too crazy with it, but subtle is good. 
> 
> As far as thread type, instead of cotton, try a nice wool crewel yarn
> instead. I've heard good
> things about Appleton Brand, although I haven't yet tried it myself:
> http://www.jennyjune.com/appleton_crewels.asp
> 
> I use linen thread all the time, just make sure you beeswax it when you use
> it! 
> 
> Good Luck!
> 
> ::Linda::