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Jacobean is a style of design and can be worked in any medium, while crewel work is specifically embroidery worked in wool. Off and on, crewel work has resurfaced in popularity. In the 1970’s, it enjoyed great popularity. Today, crewel work is enjoying another revival in popularity, as the plethora of new books devoted to crewel work attests.
JoWynn had two pieces of crewel embroidery stitched by her grandmother in the 1960’s, and both pieces were wrapped around cardboard and framed behind glass. Over time, the linen had become darkened and discolored and stained by the frames (and probably by the cardboard, too), so she wanted to clean them up and properly mount them for display.
Crewel embroidery, or crewel work, usually denotes a specific type of embroidery: flower and animal motifs worked in wool, with a variety of colors, shades, and textures, using a variety of associated stitches. Embroidery that mimics crewel work but is worked in threads other than wool fits in th
Crewel Work was still being embroidered in the Elizabethan style during the reign of James 1st. Contributors to Wikipedia have made some spectacular mistakes on the subject of crewel work, and even wrongly including a portrait of Peter Saltpepper in a silk and metal thread jacket as an example of crewel work, thus creating even more confusion.
I found the post dated 27 January 2010 concerning crewel work threads very helpful. I have been trying to find Part 2 as I am very interested in your thoughts on how the different threads perform. Unfortunately I can’t find Part 2. Could you please let me know the title of Part 2 so I can locate it. Many thanks and best wishes . Del
The DVD covers getting started, equipment, materials and how to use them, use of the frame or hoop, the six basic stitches of beginning crewel work, blocking your work, and handy hints. The DVD also includes the story behind the crewel bedspread that Phillipa embroidered for the Queen Mother for her home, Glamis Castle.
Where to Find Crewel Work Company Kits. If you’re keen to learn crewel work and you want to learn the authentic, real stuff, a kit from The Crewel Work Company is the way to go! You can find their crewel work kits here on The Crewel Work Company website. There are three different levels of kits, but mostly, the techniques are similar in each ...
I always think of crewel work as half way between silk embroidery and ‘Stump” Work and aim for a slightly 3D effect. Use considerably less stitches for subsequent colours. If anyone needs any crewel work help then do email me via our contact form or direct to me: phillipaturnbull@crewelwork.com, or just comment on this super blog.
But crewel work, hanging over from the ’70’s when it was much more popular, still had a foot hold, especially at the beginning of the ’80’s. Crewel kits, like the Old Country Mill shown here, were fairly easily available at needlework shops and the larger fabric and craft stores that were springing up all over the country.
Traditional crewel work from the 17th century came from a longer, medium to coarse wool. Definitely the wool was not as fine as today’s longwool sheep. The crewel wool you get today is mostly two ply, spun clockwise and plyed counterclockwise and not meant to be separated. The finer your linen, the finer your wool needs to be.