SCAtoday.net - Embroidery

Renaissance textiles in Kansas City

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:49:24 -0400

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri will present Revealing, Reversible and Resplendent: 15th-17th-Century Italian and Spanish Textiles through August 17, 2008. The exhibit includes elaborately-embroidered and woven religious and secular pieces (photo)

"For Tent and Trade: Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving" at San Francisco's de Young Museum

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:48:06 -0400

For Tent and Trade: Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving, an exhibition of textile weaving by the Turkmen of Turkmenistan, northwest Iran, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan will be at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco's de Young Museum through September 7, 2008.

Viking embroidery

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:39:39 -0400

SCA member Þóra Sharptooth has created an extensive online resource for Viking re-enactors including a nicely-illustrated page on Viking Embroidery Stitches and Motifs.

Bayeux Simpsons

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:23:44 -0400

Forget the conquest of England! Who has the couch? The Simpsons take on the Bayeux Tapestry for the opening gag.

British Museum to host international conference on the Bayeux Tapestry

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:36:47 -0400

On July 15-16, 2008, the British Museum will host an international conference on the Bayeux Tapestry to "highlight recent and new research on the Tapestry." The cost for both days is UK£15.

Inter-Kingdom Intensive Needlework Symposium

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:46:56 -0500

Start: 2008/09/20 - 09:00

End: 2008/09/21 - 18:00

Timezone: US/Pacific

description:
The West Kingdom Needleworkers Guild and the Caidan School of Needlework invite one and all to come & enjoy classes designed for the Embroiderer seeking more in-depth instruction and historical information.

Some of the featured classes include Opus Anglicanum (Dame Richenda Elizabeth Coffin), Elizabethan Sweetbags in Depth (Baroness Eowyn Amberdrake), and Voided Work Pattern Design (Baroness Sabrina de la

Location:
West Kingdom Needleworkers Guild (Torrance, California)

Gilding the lily: adding beads to brocade

Wed, 2 Jan 2008 18:13:21 -0500

How do you make a really luscious brocade even more beautiful? Try beading it! Gael Stirler offers a tutorial on how to bead brocades in the November 2007 Renstore newsletter: Beading Brocades: For gifts and personal adornment.

Viking embroidery articles online

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:40:26 -0500

The Renaissance Store/Chivalry Sports has added a pair of articles on Viking embroidery by Gael Stirler to their archive.

Medieval silkwork blog

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:23:52 -0500

Machteld and Isis have created a blog to share their research on medieval silk embroidery.

New Guild Head of Drachenwald Embroiderers' Guild

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 05:28:37 -0400

Lady Racaire will be the new Guild Head for the Dragon's Needle Embroidery Guild in the Kingdom of Drachenwald.

Embroidery Challenge II: Son of Embroidery Challenge

Wed, 5 Sep 2007 12:18:21 -0400

THL Anya Mstyslavyaya and Lady Racaire have started a blog for the second embroidery challenge "Something to keep you warm..." - the new challenge will begin on Sept. 1st 2007.

Dragon's Embroidery Workshop

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:27:42 -0400

THL Anya Mstyslavyaya and Lady Racaire have started a blog for the embroiderers of Drachenwald: Dragon's Embroidery Workshop.

Tudor Tailor Vallejo photos highlight headpieces

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:23:21 -0400

Joane Silvertoppe, of the Kingdom of Caid, reports that she has posted an album of photos from workshop presented by England's Tudor Tailors. The workshop took place recently in Vallejo, California.

Embraceable Lace Workshop

Thu, 3 May 2007 16:52:07 -0400

Start: 2007/05/19 - 09:30

End: 2007/05/20 - 17:00

Timezone: America/Chicago

description:
If just the sight of lace-weight yarns has always caused you to break out in a rash, this introductory lace class is for you. With her unique, inspiring, fun-loving teaching style, Galina A. Khmeleva will unravel the myths and mystery about the complexities of knitting lace. She will have you knitting continental before this class is over, wondering what all the fuss was about. And finally, Galina will help individualize a lace-knitting project that is just right for you. You can and will learn to knit lace.

Location:
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

Bayeux Tapestry comes to life

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:11:37 -0400

avidavid62 has posted an animated version of the Bayeux Tapestry on YouTube where the paintings actually move. The film was created by David Newton.