Historical embroidery

Date: ca. 1616. Culture: British. Medium: linen, silk, metal. Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923. Accession Number: 23.170.1. ...

Learn how to make broderie anglaise lace (eyelet lace) by hand. It's really easy!

Click here for the video that goes along with today's post. So, you have learned the basics of how to do blackwork embroidery. Now you're interested in creating your own historical patterns, but maybe don’t know where to start? First, you need to find historical blackwork embroidery designs. Here are links to some examples: "Sir Thomas More and Family" (portrait is at the Nostell Priory and is part of the National Trust Collection) "Portrait of a Boy with a Marmoset" portrait is at the…

"Random Spot" sampler of isolated floral and animal motifs.

Punched work looks like drawn thread work but it’s much quicker to make because you don’t actually have to draw out threads! 😀 Punched work – also called Rhodes embroidery, pierced work or four-sided stitch – is a pulled thread embroidery from the Edwardian era. Related: How To Make Drawn Thread Work Punched work is … Continue reading Edwardian Punched Work – Pulled Thread Embroidery →

Venetian cutwork embroidery, not to be confused with Venetian lace, is a historical cutwork imitating Venetian needle lace (point de Venise).

17th century embroidery at the Royal Armoury in Sweden

Dr. Wager will explore the work of May Morris (1862-1938), an accomplished designer, embroiderer, public speaker, writer, educator, advocate for social

Last time I wrote about the upcoming Jane Austen exhibition. With less than three weeks to the opening, the Cosprop costumes are arriving tomorrow! It will of course focus on the famous film costum…

Man's court coat, waistcoat and breeches of contrasting silks and matching embroidery, 1790s, French