Guardian Angel mounted and framed
"Hantje, this is beautifully done. Your stitches are exemplary and the red background sets off the colours in the icon itself."
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HantjeB replied to Marjolein Mieras's discussion Crewel wool in the group Elizabethan and Jacobean Embroidery"I like to use Heathway and Renaissance. They are both good quality wools for a reasonable price. I don't like appleton's, because it is coarse and makes this terrible sound when you pull it through linen twill. I don't really know how…"
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Elizabethan and Jacobean Embroidery
This group discusses the embroidery of the 16th and 17thC. There is a seperate group for stumpwork.
HantjeB commented on HantjeB's photo
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"Oh I wish this was my own design, but alas, no.... I bought it online at Talliaferro's. She's got all sorts of lovely designs. I am using heathway crewel wool. I don't really like appleton's, because it is so fuzzy and breaks…"
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- What textiles are you interested in?
- embroidery, any materials
- Where did you learn your textile skills?
- from my mum, at the RSN, from books
- Is there anything else you'd like other members of Stitchin' Fingers to know about you? Please feel free to tell us a little bit about yourself by way of introduction.
- I love stitching
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Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 22:00 on March 7, 2013,
Beatrice Price said… Your embroidery is beautiful.
- At 1:38 on August 6, 2012,
Jessica Grimm said… Goedemorgen Hanneke,
Ja, het wordt wel een joekel van een borduurwerk :). Wat een prachtig stukje stumpwork heb je trouwens gemaakt. Ik ga me deze week eens verder verdiepen in de libellen van Jane Nicholas :)!
Tot de volgende keer, Jessica
- At 5:24 on April 29, 2012,
Margaret said… about Jill Carter, have looked on amazon and her book is £36, stupid price but if you do a search on line you might find it much cheaper from a second hand source or one of the many companies that deal in out of print books, best of luck.Jill is a lovely person, have met her at a show and she signed my book, also very nice about my stitching said I was one of the best how complimentary is that as I have stiched hardanger for sew it all who sell the fabric at shows and we always got better sales if there were stitched pieces on display.
- At 0:53 on April 16, 2012, Jessica Grimm said…
Hi Hanneke,
How nice to see you here! And good to see the Ajour piece finished! Mine just made it before Easter :).
Have fun stitching, Jessica
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