Showing posts with label Margaret Nicholson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Margaret Nicholson. Show all posts

Sunday, December 15, 2013

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

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