The Queen of Or Nue'

One of Margaret Nicholson's Embroideries

Thanks to a chance mention on Kathy's Unbroken Thread blog, I have discovered Margarent Nicholson and her daughter Anthea Godfrey's website which has a lovely video biography of Mrs. Nicholson and her work, featuring many of her Or Nue' faces.   Anthea also sells cards featuring her mother's embroidery, which is where I found her Japanese geisha portrait in Or Nue' I have posted here to tempt you to explore further.  (Look under the Anthea Godrey tab to find Margaret Nicholson Cards in the pull down options.)  I understand a book on Margaret Nicholson and her embroidery is in the works.  I'm really looking forward to that!
http://www.grandmaslittletreats.co.uk/Welcome-to-the-World-of-Margaret-Nicholson

For those who are unfamiliar with Or Nue' here is the best description I could find, even though the link to how to do Or Nue' doesn't work any more.  Not to worry, though!  I'll talk about that tomorrow.
http://medieval.webcon.net.au/technique_or_nue.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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Counted Thread and Disaster Relief

First, the good news.  Carol has revealed a new design "Nile Jewels."  Very pretty!  I don't think it is actually available yet but you can leave a message for Carol on her blog to find out for sure.
http://carolscountedcanvasworkneedleworks.blogspot.com/2011/08/bird-has-flown.html

I've always wanted to stitch a needle case and Cottage Garden Threads has released a pattern that evokes the cardboard needle sets you could buy with a design from the 1920-30s.  Very Clarice Cliff!
http://cottagegardenthreads.typepad.com/cottage-garden-threads/2011/09/stitching-girl-debut.html

The bad news is the Vermont flooding in the wake of Hurricane Irene.  If you followed the making of the reproduction 17th Century jacket, you'll remember the gorgeous silk lining that came from a Vermont shop.  The shop's untouched (by inches!) but they still need customers, as does every shop in Vermont right now.  If you have contacts in Vermont, it's time to buy from them to help them over this disaster.
http://thistle-threads.com.mytempweb.com/blog/index.php/2011/08/buy-vermont-silks/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

One Hundred Years From Now

If you are interested in early 20th Century embroidery, you'll want to read Mary Corbet's review of the latest book in Gail Marsh's series on embroidery techniques in various centuries.  The fact that this book shows the connections between British embroiderers during this era got me thinking.  Will our connections via the Internet, guilds and classes be the subject of books a century from now?  I hope that the folks who preserve the World Wide Web's information are paying attention to us, the needlepointers of the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st Centuries!  Our stitching will outlive us, but will our words?
http://www.needlenthread.com/2011/08/early-20th-century-embroidery-techniques-book-review.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com