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She employed women to stitch Mountmellick embroidery for sale. Many of these items were sold from the port of Cobh , from where many people embarked on journeys to America. In the 1970s, Sister Teresa Margaret McCarthy of the Presentation Convent in Mountmellick learned of the embroidery, and collected together examples from around the area in ...
The origin of the word crewel is unknown but is thought to come from an ancient word describing the curl in the staple, the single hair of the wool. [5] The word crewel in the 1700s meant worsted, a wool yarn with twist, and thus crewel embroidery was not identified with particular styles of designs, but rather was embroidery with the use of this wool thread.
The Cellini spiral is a variation on the Peyote stitch that uses beads of increasing size to create a textured surface. It was originated by seed bead masters Virginia Blakelock and Carol Perenoud who developed the tubular variation and named it after Benvenuto Cellini , a 16th-century Italian sculptor known for his Rococo architectural columns.
Hardanger embroidery uses satin stitch blocks known as Kloster blocks, consisting of 5 parallel satin stitches, worked over a group of 4 x 4 ground threads. These blocks enclose areas of fabric where a number of warp and weft threads are cut and withdrawn, leaving a network of loose threads and large holes within the shape defined by the ...
Surface embroidery techniques such as chain stitch and couching or laid-work are the most economical of expensive yarns; couching is generally used for goldwork. Canvas work techniques, in which large amounts of yarn are buried on the back of the work, use more materials but provide a sturdier and more substantial finished textile.
In the three weeks between the Michigan loss and Ohio State’s College Football Playoff opener against Tennessee, Day says he met with his team to emphasize the opportunity the Buckeyes still had ...
The holiday season is incomplete for many people without holiday movies. This year, Netflix is streaming a wide range of Christmas classics and original movies.
Get the tutorial at Crystal and Comp. Crystal and Comp. ... For the kids in your life who love video games, this Minecraft-themed Elf on the Shelf setup is a fun way to combine their online ...