Here is another one of the projects that I worked on for friends. This time it is a maroon floral embroidery design on linen.
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| The pattern book that I used for this design. It is an excellent reference for band patterns. |
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| Plate 13 from 1527, showing the pattern that I adapted on the left |
This design was executed in double running stitch, with two strands of DMC cotton floss. I have done this design before on a partlet in black and gold, (see entry for Collarless Italian Partlet, January 2012) but I like the monochrome effect much more.
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| My favourite part of the process! Rinsing the finished embroidery and the design looks so bright and fresh! |
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| The completed design. These pieces took approximately fifty hours to work, including drawing and tracing the designs. |
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| The finished pieces ironed and waiting to be made into collar and cuffs. |
The design reminded me a bit of the embroidery on the chemise of Aldorfer's Young Woman (in Portrait of a Young Woman). It is conceivable that we used the same pattern!
Image from: http://www.museothyssen.org/en/thyssen/ficha_obra/814
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