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Ornamentations (noun): 2. That in which the process of ornamenting is embodied; the ornaments which adorn a thing collectively; ornament in general
Or, in music, the grace notes that embellish a melodic line.
@kstrachanembroidery on Instagram
Details and a full materials list for the Simple Harmony SAL, can be found here: katie-strachan.com/simple-harmony-1
Please continue to share your progress photos, either by using the hashtag #simpleharmonySAL and tagging me on Instagram, or by reaching out directly: katie-strachan.com/contact
My tutorial on embellishing with silk wrapped gimp is here: youtube.com/watch?v=SFr7TIsBivs&t=475s
You can sign up for the Thistle Threads mailing list here to be notified about the next running of CoC II: thistle-threads.com/about/mailinglist/index.html
The referenced book of Walter Crane illustrations: smile.amazon.com/Illustrations-Ornamentation-Faerie-Queene-History/dp/0486402746/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BWTL7Z13L3CU&keywords=walter+crane+illustrations+from+the+faerie+queene&qid=1650927907&sprefix=walter+crane+illustrations+from+the+faerie+queene%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1
English Embroidery: Twixt Art and Nature is long out of print but a free, authorized PDF download can be found here: https://store.bgc.bard.edu/english-embroidery-in-the-metropolitan-museum-1580-1700-twixt-art-and-nature-edited-by-melinda-watt-and-andrew-morrall/
The Witney Antiques exhibition booklet is A Golden Age: Rare and Historic Embroideries From the 16th & 17th Centuries
The referenced piece from the Met is The Return of Jephthah: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/229439
Pictures of the fabulous Fenton House casket mentioned can be found here: nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1448759.1 and here: stitchingwithkittens.blogspot.com/2011/03/road-trip.html
MFA Boston casket that inspired the frieze on the new panel: collections.mfa.org/objects/119212/casket-with-scenes-from-the-story-of-rebecca;jsessionid=7F2F488DC85E4BE7C7A7D2E28C2230F1?ctx=1668ccd5-f4f2-4efd-8cb2-512b03c43b88&idx=0
The two caskets that inspired my new panel: Cabinet with Scenes from the Life of Joseph: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/226422
The referenced casket auctioned by Christie's, also depicting the story of Joseph: christies.com/en/lot/lot-6229108
Ornamentations (noun): 2. That in which the process of ornamenting is embodied; the ornaments which adorn a thing collectively; ornament in general
Or, in music, the grace notes that embellish a melodic line.
@kstrachanembroidery on Instagram
Details and a full materials list for the Simple Harmony SAL, can be found here: katie-strachan.com/simple-harmony-1
Please continue to share your progress photos, either by using the hashtag #simpleharmonySAL and tagging me on Instagram, or by reaching out directly: katie-strachan.com/contact
My tutorial on embellishing with silk wrapped gimp is here: youtube.com/watch?v=SFr7TIsBivs&t=475s
You can sign up for the Thistle Threads mailing list here to be notified about the next running of CoC II: thistle-threads.com/about/mailinglist/index.html
The referenced book of Walter Crane illustrations: smile.amazon.com/Illustrations-Ornamentation-Faerie-Queene-History/dp/0486402746/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BWTL7Z13L3CU&keywords=walter+crane+illustrations+from+the+faerie+queene&qid=1650927907&sprefix=walter+crane+illustrations+from+the+faerie+queene%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1
English Embroidery: Twixt Art and Nature is long out of print but a free, authorized PDF download can be found here: https://store.bgc.bard.edu/english-embroidery-in-the-metropolitan-museum-1580-1700-twixt-art-and-nature-edited-by-melinda-watt-and-andrew-morrall/
The Witney Antiques exhibition booklet is A Golden Age: Rare and Historic Embroideries From the 16th & 17th Centuries
The referenced piece from the Met is The Return of Jephthah: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/229439
Pictures of the fabulous Fenton House casket mentioned can be found here: nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1448759.1 and here: stitchingwithkittens.blogspot.com/2011/03/road-trip.html
MFA Boston casket that inspired the frieze on the new panel: collections.mfa.org/objects/119212/casket-with-scenes-from-the-story-of-rebecca;jsessionid=7F2F488DC85E4BE7C7A7D2E28C2230F1?ctx=1668ccd5-f4f2-4efd-8cb2-512b03c43b88&idx=0
The two caskets that inspired my new panel: Cabinet with Scenes from the Life of Joseph: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/226422
The referenced casket auctioned by Christie's, also depicting the story of Joseph: christies.com/en/lot/lot-6229108
