[Loch-Ruadh] General Embroidery Links
Steve K. Rourke
steverourke at charter.net
Sat Nov 13 12:57:29 PST 2004
16th Centrury Embroidery Resources
Bibliography, links
http://costume.dm.net/black-bib.html
A Stitch out of Time
England & Germany, various centuries
http://home.earthlink.net/~wymarc/
Broidery Gallery
Lots of links, plus reproduction of historical needlework
http://needleprayse.webcon.net.au/broidery/index.html
Caron
History of various forms of embroidery. The first page is crewel work
but if you scroll down to the bottom there are links to more articles
http://crossstitch.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%
2Fwww.caron-net.com%2Ffeb00files%2Ffeb00fea.html
Clare's Historical Embroidery Pages
Period voided work, canveswork, blackwork, and book recommendations
http://home.earthlink.net/~dsteph697/
DragonBear
cross stitch and blackwork patterns, including patterns for some SCA
badges
http://www.dragonbear.com/index.html#patterns
Historical Needlework Resources
Lots of valuable information. Three sections: location, period, and
techniques. Techniques include Opus Anglicanum, Blackwork, Goldwork,
Voided Work, and Or Nue.
http://medieval.webcon.net.au/index.html
In Prayse of the Needle
Elizabethan + some costuming
http://needleprayse.webcon.net.au/
Needlework FAQ
general information on various forms of needlework, no pictures though
http://users.rcn.com/kdyer.dnai/faqs/nf_tech.html
Skinner Sisters
Mostly blackwork but some info on samplers and other topics
http://www.skinnersisters.com/index.html
West Kingdom Needlework Guild
lots of good information here
http://www.bayrose.org/wkneedle/links.html
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