I know there are some pics of 12th C embroidery patterns on the files page for this group, but I found some more drawings of embroidered bands on the internet last week. Now that I am back on my own computer, I can’t find them anymore. Does anyone have a few more examples I can look at or know of some more links.
~ Manyra / Keri-Anne Lawton
Message #655, January 6, 2003
Here’s one from Cynthia Virtue’s page
http://www.virtue.to/articles/images/1130_real_sleeve.jpg
This is the sleeve of the dalmatic that belonged to the coronation robes made in the 12th century and thereabouts.
Closeups show the gold area is embroidery and not applique.
~ Katrine / Katherine Barich
Message #656, January 6, 2003
[Regarding a long-since removed page scan on orfrois]
This looks like an amazing book. Could you please give the citation
information for it? Thanks. ~ Nancy
It’s a six? volume set, Dictionnaire Raisonne du Mobilier Francais, de l’epoque Carlvingienne a la Renaissance by M. Viollet-le-Duc printed in 1872. One volume is on clothing, others cover furnishings, tableware, armour etc.
~ Rowena
Message #670, January 7, 2003
Speaking of embroidery and those lovelies on the file pages – I am wanting to embroidery the neckline of my new chemise and came to the conclusion I didn’t know what colours would have been used.
Both designs I put up were intended to be done as white work. i.e. white thread on white fabric. I’ve done the “heart” design in white shadow work, i.e. white thread with the stitches crossing on the back so as to create shadows behind the “hearts” and “leaves”.
~ Rowena
Message #672, January 7, 2003
Q: What stitches were appropriate for this?
The ones that I am sure of are couching, split stitch, and stem stitch. I’m sure there are more.
~ Brangwayna
Message #704, January 10, 2003