Dear Ladies, Re: _http://stitchingidyllic.blogspot.ca/_ (http://stitchingidyllic.blogspot.ca/)
Thanks to Lorelei, if you have an interest in what could happen to textiles that were prepared for framing in the early 20th century, this is a very good site to look at, because even at the Royal School of Needlework in England they did not know conservation practices! You will note that crewel embroidery designs are echoed by lace designs of the same periods. The earliest were very dense and made to last. If you tour the Victoria and Albert Museum or great British National Trust properties (historic castles, palaces, and manors) you will see the crewel embroidered furnishings - bed hangings, upholstery, etc. of different periods. Yes, they do change in style through the years, Lorelei. In America - starting in the early 17th Century the women who came to the New World had less access to supplies, which were heavily taxed. Women who wanted to embroider usually could not get or afford heavily-taxed imported materials and had to make their own yarns. The crewel embroidery of the Colonial period was often not as dense or elaborate as in England. It is often very apparent which continent it was made on. One particular form - Deerfield Embroidery - is very well-documented, if you wish to do a search. Distinct, because it was almost always made only in shades of blue. If you have embroidery questions, feel free to write directly to me -- with a good description in the subject line or a reference to Arachne. I don't open ambiguous subject line memos, and don't remember everyone's e-mail addresses. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
