Last night I did a book event at Village Books in Bellingham. It was a lovely event—but that’s not what I’m here to talk about today. One of those in audience (@Joi_the-artist on Xitter) brought me a marvellous piece of embroidery she’d made, interpreting the cover of Menewood into a Bayeux-style embroidery panel. About the […]
Ecce Hild! The art and craft—and work, so much work—of early-medieval embroidery
A timely and necessary post. Thank you La Bella Donna for your insight.
I hope you enjoy this beautiful bejeweled post by Helga Phoenix reenactmenthistorybeadsreplicasbeadembroidery
This article is great for its information and how to, but the sources are even better. Have a look.
After spending two years brick stitching, I found myself wanting to do more brick stitch. Thus, I conjured a project to recreate a brick stitch bag currently in the Victoria and Albert Museum and titled “Unknown Bag”. (This project was completed in March of 2023, and this blog has been a lesson in procrastinating your…
Kaila Yankelevich, University of Bristol Why do we own books? What does it mean to own a book? Is the reason utilitarian (we want to access a specific text) or is it all about pleasure? Umberto Eco famously spoke of the importance of owning books that you might never have time to read. Did owners…
The Honorable Lord Ian the Green, CE, CSO, APF, CCK, AoA from the Barony of Namron, Kingdom of Ansteorra has an incredible blog you simply must check out. Here’s his recent post on his scribal kit. Please check out his other posts..
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