Portal to Embroidery

Portal to Embroidery Books

Portal to Embroidery Links

Portal to Embroidery Projects

Lacis – Lady’s Room Door Hanging (2004-present) – In-progress. Designed 2004, started 2011 and still in-progress in 2017.

Open Work – Drawn Thread Linen Towels (2017-present) – A often completed project related to largess since Linen Towels are easy to make.

Open Work – Smocked Apron Prizes (2016-present) – Prizes for the annual cooking competition I host in the Canton of Aire Faucon. All have drawn thread hemwork across the bottom. (Also recorded under Smocking.)

Smocking – Smocked Apron Prizes (2016-present) – Prizes for the annual cooking competition I host in the Canton of Aire Faucon. (Also recorded under Open Work.)

Portal to Blackwork

Basics of Elizabethan Freehand Blackwork Embroidery – Describes stitches and provides many pictures of period drawings and extent pieces.

Blackwork Embroidery Archives – a large pattern collection inspired by period patterns

Portal to Lacis

Portal to Embroidery Links: Lacis

Antique Pattern Library – This particular link points to their Filet/Lacis patterns. I don’t believe any are actually period, but I am really into Lacis so am saving this link for my own edification.

Project – Lacis Lady’s Room Door Hanging (2004-present)

Other Embroidery Stuff Not Particular to a Category

Book Review: Ottoman Embroidery (4 books) – (2004)

Book Review: Traditional Icelandic Embroidery – (2004)

Icelandic Embroidery – Article on Icelandic Embroidery (2004)