Capt. Sterling Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) 1700-20 fine chain stitched Palampore (wall hanging or bed covering) wool embroider on linen and cotton bed hanging 1680-1700 wool crewel work on linen and cotton bed hanging Edited January 28, 2009 by Capt. Sterling "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Diamond Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Perfect! Thank you ~ Any detail work for clothes? Oooh, shiny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 still looking "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) Oh and Mary, go look at the Russians are coming thread in Twill ... now there is some clothing embroidery for you...snigger. Edited January 28, 2009 by Capt. Sterling "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkie McDonough Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hmmmm ...I have some old throw pillows that I think may soon become pockets. hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Wow... the first batch look more like block printing! Amazing work there. The pockets... Ooooo, I'm drooling over. ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyNell Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) since your sharing all this gorgeous embroidery ...found this on Wiki... its was so heavy... 3 dimensional... it almost looks sculpted...its from 1660.. Edited January 29, 2009 by RustyNell “PIRACY, n. Commerce without its folly-swaddles, just as God made it.” Ambrose Bierce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Syren Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 What I would not give to go back in time and take lessons. These are truly great works of art. Thank you Sterling for finding them. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/Dara286/trident01-11.png If you got a dream chase it, cause a dream won't chase you back...(Cody Johnson Till you Can't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Stump work became very popular during this time frame... it is a type of 3d embroidery...where stitches are worked raised or padded beneath... "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Syren Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Something like this? http://www.embroiderersguild.org.uk/stitch...raisedwork.html Something a lot more recent to show the 3-d look better http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/Dara286/trident01-11.png If you got a dream chase it, cause a dream won't chase you back...(Cody Johnson Till you Can't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Bingo give the lass a cigar! "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Syren Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 psst I do not smoke...lol..and Kate has me looing into this already so I have been searching and these were intresting to me. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/Dara286/trident01-11.png If you got a dream chase it, cause a dream won't chase you back...(Cody Johnson Till you Can't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 I have been looking at the stump work leaves... I have finally, completely lost my mind and am actually embroidering a new coat and waistcoat... "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Syren Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Well I was trying my hand with ribbon embroidery. Was so pleased with how my first attempt was coming along then hubby saw it he just looked at me and asked what it was supposed to be..lol. I have not finished it yet and im mostly playing with the stitches on a scrap piece of fabric until Im better able to do the stitches. Detail of an embroidered waistcoat, French, 1800 – 25; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New (credit: Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, gift of United Piece Dye Works, 1936) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/Dara286/trident01-11.png If you got a dream chase it, cause a dream won't chase you back...(Cody Johnson Till you Can't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 The work they did was just amazing... I saw a white Christening gown during the Napoleonic exhibit at the met... it was bloody perfect, completely covered in white on white embroidery... "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyNell Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 We just watched "The Duchess" in the scene where she gives up her love child she's wearing a gown completely of the first style of embroidery you showed. The gowns in the film were amazing. They don't feature that one on the movie site but you can get close-ups of quite a few of them Duchess Costumes I think if I were to do any costume embroidery it would be worth it to highly embroider a stomacher, maybe even some of the stump work around a neckline and cuffs on a gown. Oh if only I had the time and the money to do everything I want. “PIRACY, n. Commerce without its folly-swaddles, just as God made it.” Ambrose Bierce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Syren Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I saw that movie...Loved the gowns and the jewelry...I strongly dislike parts of the movie however... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/Dara286/trident01-11.png If you got a dream chase it, cause a dream won't chase you back...(Cody Johnson Till you Can't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyNell Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) this ones simple but elegant yeah right... simple... who am I kidding. HOURS OF WORK! Edited January 29, 2009 by RustyNell “PIRACY, n. Commerce without its folly-swaddles, just as God made it.” Ambrose Bierce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Souris Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Syren...I got two books. One on the stumpwork and the other on ribbon embroidery. They're fantastic, but I haven't had time to try it yet because I am trying to finish this gown. I will though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Oi in the ribbon embroidery book, are there dates? "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Hehehe... Sterling... aye, ye would go bonkers with the detail. Used a tiny bit of raised embroidery myself in the stomacher of my new gown. In a couple places ye'd never really notice at all. Apparently, it was also done wity quilted items, too, to give it that extra dimension to it. Rather lovely. Loving the images all of ye find. ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Syren Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Syren...I got two books. One on the stumpwork and the other on ribbon embroidery. They're fantastic, but I haven't had time to try it yet because I am trying to finish this gown. I will though! I had fun working with the ribbon, Im planning on doing a wee bit more today. I only chose two colors of ribbon as I did not wish to buy all the colors I wanted then not like what I was doing and be stuck with ribbon! Hopefully I will get better at it. My other book is crewl work and looks easy..*nibbles lip thoughtfully*. Oi in the ribbon embroidery book, are there dates? My book is maybe from the 80's however the book I let my mother have was I want to say 17th or 18th century. She is trying to find the book in all her other books and if it's as old as I think it is she will send it back to me. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/Dara286/trident01-11.png If you got a dream chase it, cause a dream won't chase you back...(Cody Johnson Till you Can't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 What I meant to say was, how far back does ribbon embroidery go? I have seen a few blurbs on the internet stating it arrived in England from France in the early 17th century... just wondering how accurate this is and if anyone has seen any examples from the time frame? "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelsbagley Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 What I meant to say was, how far back does ribbon embroidery go? I have seen a few blurbs on the internet stating it arrived in England from France in the early 17th century... just wondering how accurate this is and if anyone has seen any examples from the time frame? The two books Kate has are also modern (one has a publishing date of 2005, I can't find the other, but I think it is 80s or 90s), but the larger one that was published has a decent section on history of the art, and it staunchly places Stumpwork to the early to mid 17th century (for the start of the art). Everything else we have looked at seems to indicate that it was the height of fashion for what we would call the Buccaneer era, but was starting to lose ground during the GAoP (but still being used all the same). The pictures contained within the book may be reproductions (they look too new to be vintage), or they may be modern stuff trying to look "old fashioned", but from what I can tell, this art form would be perfect for early English Civil War through to mid to late Buccaneer periods. That's the best I can figure with my very limited resources and going mostly from what Kate has told me from her reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Syren Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 This is what I have found so far..still digging...... A Little History… Silk Ribbon Embroidery has a surprisingly long history, going back to the 17th century, where you see it first as huge rosettes on men’s coats and women’s gowns. During the time of the English Commonwealth, it fell somewhat out of favour, due to the various laws passed by the Puritan government. In the meantime, the art was flourishing still on the Continent, and it was brought back to England with the restoration. During that time, the stitching became smaller and shoes were embroidered to match coats and gowns. Naturally, the fashion and technique travelled to the Americas and also became popular there. During the later part of the 18th and early 19th century, it lost a little popularity, as other forms of embellishment became popular. It revived somewhat with the success of the couturier Charles Worth, who transformed the fashion industry. Women’s wardrobes expanded, as they sometimes changed their gowns up to seven times per day. For those of the highest fashion, that included changing their shoes, which, harking back to earlier fashion, had started to again be embroidered to match their gowns. With the rise of the amateur embroiderer again in the 19th century and later, Silk Ribbon Embroidery became fashionable not only on clothes, but on reticules (small handbags), caps and gloves. Ladies also used it to embellish plain shawls and blankets, as well as other home wares. It fell out of favour in the early 20th century, only to (again) revive in the 1990’s as embroiderers once again took out their ribbons and started to stitch with them. This however is from another site... According to Victoria Adams Brown, author of several silk ribbon embroidery books, silk ribbon embroidery made its first appearance in England in the early 18th century when London dressmakers began copying the French technique of broderie de faveur. The famous French couture house, the House of Worth, increased the popularity of silk ribbon embroidery, when Charles Worth's master embroiderer, Michonet, began using roccoco ribbons to adorn the gowns of the rich and famous. Before that silk ribbon embroidery first adorned the vestments of the clergy. From there it could be seen on the gauntlets of high-ranking soldiers, and then filtered into the fashion arena. During the Industrial Revolution, the Nouveau Riche, did not want to be seen in mass-produced gowns. They changed gowns up to five times a day, so they hired the services of Charles Worth, which spawned the famous couture houses that even today, continue to dress the wealthy and the elite. Ribbon embroidery uses the same embroidery stitches that have been popular for hundreds of years - except stitched with ribbons. The most popular width of ribbons are 4mm and 7mm, although larger widths are gaining in popularity." The beauty of Silk Ribbon embroidery is that it takes almost 1/5 of the time to execute when compared to cross-stitch or other embroidery methods, and it is almost impossible to make a true "mistake". Even the novice can pick it up in an afternoon and soon be turning out beautiful, one of a kind embroideries. During the Regency era, a great deal of a gentlewoman's time was spent visiting and being visited. While one ought not to pull out the mending to repair in front of company, it was perfectly acceptable to take along some piece of fancy needlework to stitch on while chatting. Cushion covers were embroidered and handkerchiefs monogrammed, giving the worker a chance to show off one of her accomplishments and allowing her companions to marvel at the size and accuracy of her stitches. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/Dara286/trident01-11.png If you got a dream chase it, cause a dream won't chase you back...(Cody Johnson Till you Can't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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