Free Alphabets

Thanks to Rachel Donley Needlepoint, I have a link to several alphabets for those who want to add names or initials to their stitching.  These are from the Yarn Tree.
http://yarntree.com/035alph.htm

http://yarntree.com/freecharts/alphabets.pdf

The American Needlepoint Guild has a nice graphed alphabet on their website, too.  I often use the "chop" that is diagrammed here to sign my stitching.  This was created by the late Mary Duckworth.
http://www.needlepoint.org/Archives/Circles.php

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Or Nue' on Needlepoint Canvas

Sunday I posted a link to a video about Margaret Nicholson and her fabulous Or Nue' embroidery.   Today I want to talk about all the variations of Or Nue' (which I believe translates as "shaded gold") used on needlepoint canvas.   Traditional Medieval Or Nue' was used on church vestments and altar cloths.  You can see some stunning examples here.
http://www.pinterest.com/gbertholet/embroidery-opus-anglicanum/

The Nimble Needle has a fabulous article with photos of Or Nue' that includes a link to Jane Zimmerman's explanation of how to do Or Nue' on needlepoint canvas.  When you study Jane's article, note she is couching pairs of gold threads. The reason I emphasized this will become obvious tomorrow....
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2013/05/or-nue-or-shaded-gold-work-ready-to-try.html

If you would like to do a little Or Nue' yourself, how about using Mary Duckworth's flower pattern generously hosted on the Caron website?  Note that Mary couched down Caron threads using other Caron threads instead of using the traditional gold base thread held down with silks, but there's no reason you can't switch threads if you prefer to use what you have in your thread box.
http://www.caron-net.com/designerfiles/desaugfiles/augchrt.html

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Or Nue' Explained

Several bloggers have talked about the Or Nue' class they took recently. This is an old technique that is particularly lovely on the right design. I thought you'd like to see what folks are saying in case you want to try this yourself.
http://stitchinginsuburbia.blogspot.com/2013/05/or-nue-star-lily-finished.html

http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2013/05/or-nue-or-shaded-gold-work-ready-to-try.html

Besides the Jane Zimmerman article mentioned above, you may be interested in my favorite online free project from the late Mary Duckworth.
http://www.caron-net.com/designerfiles/desaugfiles/augchrt.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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The Fascination of Or Nue

Mary Corbet just posted a bit about the new blog that the editor of Inspirations magazine has set up. So I headed over to check it out and stumbled across this fascinating article on Or Nue.
http://annascottembroidery.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/coloured-gold.html

Or Nue can be done in the round, too.
http://annascottembroidery.blogspot.com/2012/10/spring-daisies-2.html

It makes a spectacular background as you can see in Alison Cole's goldwork kits.
http://www.alisoncoleembroidery.com.au/kits-and-supplies/goldwork-kits/or-nue-gecko/

You can follow the link in the blog article to more about Or Nue or you can head to this free project by the late Mary Duckworth to try it out.  Gorgeous stuff!
http://www.caron-net.com/designerfiles/desaugfiles/augchrt.html

I really do need more hours in the day, don't you?

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