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...

Thursday, 1 December 2011

Detached Buttonhole Leaf on the bias and Kindle versus i-Pad

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The book was returned by the publisher for signing off and consequently threw my progress with St Katherine out of sync.  Then, for some str...
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Saturday, 19 November 2011

Halo update – between the spikes

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Short, just got shorter !!! Between the Crown’s Spikes I decided I really had to face my fears and throw myself into the myriad of ...
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Sunday, 13 November 2011

Laid Work Halo – first stage

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You know, short(er) posts really keep me working! This post is one third on topic, the rest is given over to general sewing! As you can se...
Tuesday, 8 November 2011

St Katherine’s crown is complete

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I think short posts suit my constitution… Split Stitching with Silk Well its certainly infinitely easier to Split Stitch with silk than ...
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Thursday, 3 November 2011

St Katherine’s Hair is Complete

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I think I could grow to like short posts after all…   Religious Embroidery Influencing Standards of  Domestic Embroidery I forgot to m...
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Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Opus Anglicanum Stitch Study of St Katherine’s Head

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This is a   truly short post !! “To Copy, is to Understand” As you can see, I just started another project.  This time its a 1 inch...
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Friday, 28 October 2011

Long & Short Stitching

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As you can tell,  I’m still trying to make my posts shorter… Recently I received Flowers for Elizabeth (FFE) by Susan O’Connor, published...
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