Showing posts with label 16th C embroidery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 16th C embroidery. Show all posts

Saturday, November 15, 2025

New Goldwork Threads

After jet setting for more than four months (returned to India for incorrect postage and re-posted,) my gold work embroidery threads have finally arrived!



Wednesday, June 25, 2025

'Oldies but Goldies' Series - "Virtues" Chemise

I recently was surprised to find a folder on my computer with notes on old projects and research notes that I meant to blog about. I hope you won't mind if I occasionally post some of these less than current projects.

This one is from at least 2015 or 2016 (possibly earlier, I can't remember the date!). I made this chemise band for a dear friend. It is embroidered with chivalric virtues and the design is taken from a 16th extant modelbuch. The base fabric is linen, but it was so long ago that I can't remember if it was worked in silk or DMC floss. 




The chemise poking out from under the beautiful gown (gown made by C. Linder), image credit: P. Abrahams.