Last week I showed you the contents of a bag filled with silk twists, and one little table runner with silk embroidery. Now you can see what else was in the bag .
This is a tea-cosy, with the embroidery started on one side. All these patterns are bought with the blue print on the fabric, and in most cases the sewing threads included.
This is a bigger tea-cosy, again from the early years of 1900.
This was supposed to be a collar for a lady.
The Rosy corner of a long table runner in broderie anglaise.
First they cut a hole and then they have to mend it with pretty stitches! No wonder this wasn't finished.
This was the best I could do with this black silk with Chrysanthemum embroidery in orange and rust coloured silks. A cushion cover.
And finally the project I'm considering to finish, as it uses cotton floss (more suitable for my hands and skills!):
It's a biggish coffee table cloth with over half of the embroidery already done. This could be a nice summer project.
That was all from my treasure bag. Next week I'll find something more suitable for the season.
Great items. I love the last project that needs finishing, it is very pretty. Thanks for showing what else was in the bag.
ReplyDeleteYour link worked, it is just different than the one I am used to, I will have this figured out by next week. But...yours is there! Click back on the box and you will see it.
Have a great week.
These are so lovely-the black silk piece with orange and rust chrysanthemums is so exquisite and I loved seeing the lace-work piece but you're right-way too much work. The table topper seems like a great summer project. BTW the link worked!
ReplyDeleteWOW what gorgeous treasures to stitch :)
ReplyDeleteyou may want to try to link back to VTT again. sorry for the problems. I will sort it out.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI'd work on the last one also. Maybe you could have a "bee" and everyone could work on one of the projects.
ReplyDeleteJealous, green with envy and more!
ReplyDeleteAmazing embroidery work! I would finish it if I knew how!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteGosh that is lovely work, I don't know if I could be that patient but it sure is nice.
ReplyDeleteThose are lovely. I really want to learn to embroider.
ReplyDeleteI always found "broderie anglaise" to be fascinating. Very beautiful.. but my what a lot of fussy work!
ReplyDeletePretty pretty things.. I love them all.
Wonderful bag of treasure Ulla! Yes yes get the tabelcloth finished i really deserves it. :-) I love the rich colours of your chrysanthemums.
ReplyDeleteIn England there is a tradition of cut work- where the hole is sealed with buttonhole stitch. There is also something similar called drawn work, where threads are removed in a line for decoration. I do have some of this I ought to show.
Those are lovely - Ist say I'm quite partial to the black silk with the chrysanthemums. Have fun emroidering!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! You are so lucky to have these!!
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