Historical embroidery

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "English Domestic Needlework of the XVI, XVII, and XVIII Centuries," November 6–December 2, 1945.New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Fine Art of Costume," October 15, 1954–February 28, 1955

Embroidery – Medieval Clothing Research

This weekend is going to be wonderful. In fact, the next three months Berlin will be wonderful if you're interested in fashion or embroidery - or both! The exhibit "Fashioning Fashion" is here from April 27 - July 29, 2012 at the German Historical Museum. The exhibit was first opened at t

Click here for the video that goes along with today's post. So, you have learned the basics of how to do blackwork embroidery. Now you're interested in creating your own historical patterns, but maybe don’t know where to start? First, you need to find historical blackwork embroidery designs. Here are links to some examples: "Sir Thomas More and Family" (portrait is at the Nostell Priory and is part of the National Trust Collection) "Portrait of a Boy with a Marmoset" portrait is at the…

WOMAN’S CORSET-BODICE AND SKIRT Mid-17th Century MAGYAR NEMZETI MÚZEUM (Hungarian National Museum) Budapest, Hungary Earlier researches attributed the costume to Pál Esterházy’s (1635–1713) first wife Orsolya Esterházy (1641–1682) and later to his second wife Éva Thököly (1659–1716). The original owner can no longer be traced but the cut and the embroidery ascertain that either could […]

A list of 50 historical types of whitework embroidery and needle lace, focusing mainly on primary sources from the Victorian & Edwardian era.

“Came across this beauty @nordiskamuseet Lovely English #embroidery maybe late 17th century while garment appears to have been altered sometime perhaps early 18th century. Strong colours and good condition. #fashion”

Learn how to make broderie anglaise lace (eyelet lace) by hand. It's really easy!