Needle 'n' Thread
American Needlepoint Guild
I did art as part of my primary teaching course and embroidery was what I majored in - not terribly useful in my many years of teaching 5 to 7 year olds. Still, I did enjoy doing lots of art activities with my various grades and textiles often crept in. I'm really good at threading thick thread through thick needles!
Here is a piece I did back then - dare I admit it? - in the 70s. It is blackwork except it is maroon. It was based on the wrought iron around Carlton. I haven't done any since but I have always love counted thread work and can feel the need to revisit coming over me. I also have a hankering to play around with Crewel embroidery patterns, especially from the Jacobean period. You might see that influence on the pocket I made for my course.
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