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Morning Modelbuch (8/14/2030) 16th century Cutwork and bobbin lace cloth at the Cleveland Museum of Art, accession number 1936.92 https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1936.92…

Cranach the Elder’s Portrait of Christiana Eulenau, dated 1534. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucas_Cranach_-_Christiana_Eulenau_-_1534.jpg Embroidery patterns from Christian Egenolff _Modelbuch nehwens stickens und wirckens_.…

Morning Modelbuch (8/11/2020) 16th century altar cloth embroidered with silk and metallic thread on linen at the Met. Accession number…

Morning Modelbuch (8/9/2020) Deep breath. Sorry about the extended break. Let’s get back to doing this regularly. Portrait of a…

Morning Modelbuch (6/16/2020) I’ve been finding references to the original woodcut inspiration for a friend who has been embroidering tiny…

Morning Modelbuch (6/10/2020) The simple reticella squares of this piece combine with surface embroidery in some really interesting shapes. 16th…

Morning Modelbuch (6/8/2020) Looking at the different versions of the pattern books is fun as you can compare the different…

Morning Modelbuch (6/6/2020) 16th century band at the Cooper Hewitt. Donated by Marian Hague. http://cprhw.tt/o/2CFMp/ The style is what we…