Tutorial: Lazy Grapes – cutting corners like a pro
Professional embroidery is very different from hobby embroidery. Sometimes, hobbyists remark that the back of my embroidery isn’t very neat. For some, […]
Tag: Goldwork
Uzbekistan: The Art of Gold Embroidery in Uzbekistan
When I reviewed the ‘Art of Gold Embroidery‘ a few weeks ago, the book’s biggest drawback is that it is mainly written […]
Medieval Embroidery reminiscent of the Art of Anne Geddes
Let’s delve into the fascinating world of a unique embroidery crafted around AD 1500 in the Middle Rhine Area. This medieval embroidery […]
Book Review: Art of Gold Embroidery
We were presented with a captivating book on Uzbek Gold Embroidery at the start of the International Festival of Gold Embroidery in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. […]
International Festival of Gold Embroidery – Bukhara
On Tuesday, I arrived back home from my amazing trip to the International Festival of Gold Embroidery in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Although I am an […]
Le Puy-en-Velay: the Cougard-Fruman Collection
After a successful week of teaching for Creative Experiences in Les Carroz, France, I decided to drive a further 330 km to […]
Embroidered recreation of the “Angel Choir” finished
My embroidered recreation of the ‘Angel Choir’ is finished. It is based on a chasuble cross fragment kept at the Bayerische Nationalmuseum […]
Stitch Tutorial: a Dutch column made in Cologne?
When I started work on this week’s stitch tutorial, I had the growing feeling that things weren’t quite what they seemed at […]
Do we collectively lose embroidery techniques and standards?
Not sure how many of you studied last week’s pictures of the Schlosser set of vestments, focusing on the embroidery techniques used. If […]
The Schlosser Ornat: from Cologne to Frankfurt
One of the highlights of my museum tour at the end of November last year was the Dommuseum Frankfurt. It has nine medieval […]