Medieval embroidery stitches

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Medieval Embroidery Patterns, Ladies Costumes, Fair Costume, Larp Ideas, Medieval Reenactment, Viking Embroidery, History Bounding, Wardrobe Aesthetic, Medieval Embroidery

Many years ago, at the beginning of my living history days, I made a dress inspired by medieval ones. Well, it was quite a bit inspired by pre-Raphaelite and fantasy takes on the Middle Ages as well – it was made to be used at the premiere of The Return of the King after all. It is an interesting mix of period construction (wool fabric; more or less straight panels for the front and back with all shaping in the side and back seams; width given by set in gores; hand stitching; hand made…

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Medieval Embroidery Patterns, Beaune France, Medieval Embroidery, Medieval Crafts, Bargello Needlepoint, Brick Stitch Pattern, Needlepoint Designs, Medieval Art, Brick Stitch

Followers of this blog know I have an ongoing fascination with brick stitch embroidery, and used a motif found in Burgundian roof tile as a pattern for one of my embroideries. Last summer we visited the Burgandy region of France, including the medieval walled city of Beause. Oenophiles are familiar with Beaune (and Burgandy) for its excellent wine. We drank as much of it as we could, and also visited the hospice museum (!). L’Hôtel-Dieu was founded in 1443 by Nicholas Rolin and his wife…

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