Bluebell Wood

Mainly exploring Corded Detached Buttonhole in Elizabethan Embroidery - as well as general art history research into this decorative style (especially Celtic, Saxon & Viking influences). Oh, and the odd piece of knitting, crochet, sewing or tatting...

Saturday, 24 July 2010

Detached Buttonhole Faces

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A final word on my (long) post about DBH circle shaping I hope like me, you derived some useful insight from that jumbo 2-part post and al...
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Kentwell Hall, Suffolk & Fingerloop Braiding

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Oh Gosh it’s so hot and I’m terribly behind with everything…  Between the day job, La Familia, La Casa y El Jardin my head is spinning…. T...
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Friday, 25 June 2010

Detached Buttonhole Circles Part II and shaping generally

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(This post continues on from the last where I discuss my investigations into shaping etc…should mention its also pretty lengthy!!) Before ...
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Wednesday, 16 June 2010

Detached Buttonhole Circles

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Although the construction of this next flower looks simple, on a closer inspection I found it to be deceptively so.  (See previous post for ...
Saturday, 12 June 2010

Colour Drawing of Second flower

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Watercolour pencils, Metallic gel Ink & Graphite The last time I did a colour drawing I was aiming at a kind of stitch diagram, whilst...
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Monday, 24 May 2010

New Buddy Icon: a traditional Tudor Rose

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Phew, its very hot in England at the present time, and as a result I’m…um, sunburned!  Because of that I don’t feel quite able to make this ...
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Thursday, 13 May 2010

How I made the Stump work mini fabric book

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Well finally, here is the finished repro Girdle Book, with its beaded neck and flat Turks Head Knot tassel.  Remember the book itself measur...
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