Monday, December 5, 2011

Dresden Lace today

A while back I said that I would post a photo of my little Dresden Lace embroidery that I entered in a local embroidery competition. Here is a close up of the embroidery which measures approximately 10cm x 10cm.


After studying an old Dresden Lace fichu - a triangular shaped shawl -  I wanted to try and embroider a small motif using the same techniques I had seen on the fichu. The fichu has been dated to around 1760, the time when Dresden Lace was at the height of its popularity.

The motif was adapted from a design in Therese de Dillmont's book, Encyclopedia of Needlework. I used chain stitch outlines and they are filled in with pulled thread work. The solid areas like the sepals and stems are shadow work which I think adds a lovely softness to Dresden Lace.

2 comments:

  1. Very nice pulled thread work. Good design. I especially like the sepals and stem in double back stitch. You might enjoy this page in my website:
    http://lynxlace.com/pulledthreadgallery.html
    Lorelei
    lynxlace

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    1. Hi Lorelei. Thanks for your nice comments. I enjoyed visiting the pulled thread pages on your website again - its a good resource for anyone doing pulled thread work. I like all the links you have to other websites too.

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