Mon Aug 12, 2019 12:19 PM Another one of those great research books to have on your shelf, Gertrude Whiting’s _A Lace Guide for Makers and… Continue reading “Mon Aug 12, 2019 12:19 PM”…
Sat Aug 10, 2019 11:19 PM Morning Modelbuch (8/11/2019) I did a post last year about this time mentioning Conrad Gessner’s _Historia Animalium_ (first volume published… Continue reading “Sat Aug 10, 2019 11:19 PM”…
Fri Aug 9, 2019 09:53 PM Morning Modelbuch (8/10/2019) Peacock pattern on a 16th century Italian buratto band. Accession number 38.185.38 donated by Marian Hague. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/120044104… Continue reading “Fri Aug 9, 2019 09:53 PM”…
Wed Aug 7, 2019 09:32 PM Morning Modelbuch (8/8/2019) I tend to focus on the first section of Mignerak with all the pictorial lacis designs, but… Continue reading “Wed Aug 7, 2019 09:32 PM”…
Wed Aug 7, 2019 10:54 AM This is one of those books that is on most embroider’s shelves and is still one of the most useful… Continue reading “Wed Aug 7, 2019 10:54 AM”…
Tue Aug 6, 2019 10:17 PM Morning Modelbuch (8/7/2019) I started stitching my first Elizabethan coif 12 years ago today. Pulling it out and looking at… Continue reading “Tue Aug 6, 2019 10:17 PM”…
Tue Aug 6, 2019 08:12 AM A couple more heraldic lions with towers. First one is a fragment of buratto at the Cleveland Museum of Art.… Continue reading “Tue Aug 6, 2019 08:12 AM”…