Crewel Videos and Embroidery Tips

Once again Mary Corbet has mentioned things of great interest to embroiderers--that there are great videos on The Crewel Work Company's revamped website and EGA has published a booklet with embroidery tips that is available for online viewing or download.  Since needlepointers often use crewel stitches, you'll want to check this out.

The Crewel Work Company is a venture by Phillippa Turnbull and you can see her video collection here.  I may be prejudiced (I learned crewel embroidery before I learned needlepoint) but I think the skills used in crewel are very useful for needlepointers who love to embellish their work. If you have trouble with French knots, for example, Phillippa demonstrates how to make them. If you ever wanted to use fly stitch for bird feathers, watch her video first.
https://www.crewelwork.com/pages/videos

The EGA brochure is called "A Little Book of Embroidery Basics."  It really does cover the basics, from keeping your hands clean to learning how to start/end a thread.  If you want a refresher course, or just because you are learning, this is a great place to orient yourself before your next stitching project.
http://www.egausa.org/images/Resources/LittleBook_8x5_2016.pdf

And of course if you need a break from Holiday Madness, a good little book or a good little movie is the perfect thing to enjoy!

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The Illusion of Weaving

The Unbroken Thread is busy with one of Philippa Turnbull's lovely crewel kits.   Why are we interested?  Because Philippa has a very clever technique for creating the look of weaving using laid stitches.  I bet this will work nicely on needlepoint canvas, too!
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2014/07/18/levens-hall-basketweave-laid-and-couched-work/

If you are interested in learning more about Philippa's work, historical reproduction embroidery, or just want a gorgeous crewel kit to play with over the summer, visit her site.  She uses only the best materials combined with historical English crewel designs to create kits that are a delight to play with.
http://www.crewelwork.com

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 18, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Live Streaming the Muncaster Castle Embroidery Tour Tomorrow UPDATED AGAIN

Philippa Trunbull of The Crewel Work Company does tours of British embroidery each year but this year is going to be special. Tomorrow, October 1, Philippa is going to live stream her visit to the embroideries of Muncaster Castle in England's Lake District.  Here are the times and a few details including a link to a history of the Pennington family and their castle.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2014/09/muncaster-castle-embroideries-coming-live.html

Mary Corbet promises more information today.  I'll post the link here when it publishes.  Stay tuned and set your clocks for tomorrow!  UPDATE:  Here's the link to the streaming video for tomorrow.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2014/09/unveiling-embroidery-treasures-from-muncaster-castle.html

UDATE #2 - The video is no longer available.  Mary Corbet hopes it will be made available but we don't know whether it will be yet.

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© Copyright September 28, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Lady Anne's Needlework Retreat News

If you are in love with crewel embroidery, then you will be interested in reading about this year's retreat set up by Phillipa Turnbull in England.  It sounds like lots of history and stitching will be on the menu.
http://www.crewelwork.com/blog/workshops-retreats/

http://www.crewelwork.com/blog/crewelwork-news/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.