Pocket Full of Stitches offers a peek inside Julia Snyder's latest book, First Stitch First.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2012/02/first-stitch-first.html
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Time Travel with Erica Wilson
Labels:
Erica Wilson,
television,
videos,
YouTube
Thanks to Donna, I know that some of the 1970s era Erica Wilson TV programs are now online and there are plans to post more bits of her crafts program.
http://retrorenovation.com/2012/02/14/erica-wilson-pbs-videos-now-online-erica-shows-us-how-to-stitch-an-owl/
This is really a trip back in time. The colors and designs are very early 1970s and the embroidery is crewel, bargello and surface embroidery with a little goldwork thrown in. The information is timeless, however. The videos appear on the EricaWilsonNantucket YouTube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/EricaWilsonNantucket?feature=watch
There is a link to an article about Erica's life and work and links to eBay sales. Her many books and crewel kits are easily available at auctions there. I taught myself crewel from her books and owe her a huge debt in that I brought those surface embroidery skills to my needlepoint. I remember watching some of her TV programs on my roommate's set in college, wishing I could stop the program to study some of the embroideries. Now I can!
The power of the Internet is amazing but I had no idea it was a time machine. Back to college I go!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
http://retrorenovation.com/2012/02/14/erica-wilson-pbs-videos-now-online-erica-shows-us-how-to-stitch-an-owl/
This is really a trip back in time. The colors and designs are very early 1970s and the embroidery is crewel, bargello and surface embroidery with a little goldwork thrown in. The information is timeless, however. The videos appear on the EricaWilsonNantucket YouTube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/EricaWilsonNantucket?feature=watch
There is a link to an article about Erica's life and work and links to eBay sales. Her many books and crewel kits are easily available at auctions there. I taught myself crewel from her books and owe her a huge debt in that I brought those surface embroidery skills to my needlepoint. I remember watching some of her TV programs on my roommate's set in college, wishing I could stop the program to study some of the embroideries. Now I can!
The power of the Internet is amazing but I had no idea it was a time machine. Back to college I go!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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