I was surprised, myself, at the variety of half cone sticks that are available in the UK. Usually, the UK is very poor for embroidery supplies of any kind. Hopefully, this might signal that interest in embroidery generally is picking up.

Dear Elmsley, I'll base my design on yours instead and in return for your kindness, I am going to mention it's base on your design. Unfortunately, I do not know how to do the "link" , so please forgive me in this matter. Thank you so much for making my day and may you have a nice day too. Salmah.

Hello, Elmsley.. I was looking at your blog and I love the design on roses and pansies for Sally. Would you mind if I copy the design and do this ribbon embroidery for  a bedcover? Looking forward to your reply. If you permit, the outcome of my work might not be the same as yours since we have limited choice of ribbon here. Best regards, Salmah..

Just wanted to say Hello and Thank you for such a wonderful Blog you have ...so much wonderful much info... Thank you

Did I read you were looking for a site to purchase ribbons? so I  replied.

If the site does not state where every participant comes from or live, there is no way of knowing. Have you visited The ssemplaire site? they have fabulous work of antique embroidery and they sell the patterns I think.

Hello Elmsley,

Glad to be your friend. Love your work.I purchase my ribbons at Thread art.com, in Los Angeles, California USA, I'm sure they do sell internationally. Great selection and fair prices. Hopefuly this will be of help to you.

Greetings. Tanvel

Yes!  I ran across it in the '80s in research library microfilm collections. Images have been up since 2009 at the Folger's website.  Only recently though has the greater needlework community found it, largely spurred on by a couple of high visibility Elizabethan/Stuart era major projects, like the Plimouth Plantation Faith Jacket project, and the current hat project chronicled at Unbroken Thread.  It's quite a nifty thing.  I can think of at least one blackwork museum artifact with direct lineage to the plume pattern, and quite a few caskets that were influenced by the polychrome pages.  It should be more widely known, for sure!

Thank you, Elmsley!  Got the scan results  and the news is all bad - two upper arm ligaments torn right across.  Tendon from shoulder-blade to back of skull damaged.  Operations needed. How do you manage with the dreaded fibromyalgia?     Love your work, especially the bargello   (Punto Hungaro).  I really want to get back to my large-ish bargello cushion cover - But!!  Frustration is driving me crazy.  Back to the cotton yarn and crochet hook.  Thanking my lucky stars I can still use my hand!