Shakespeares flowers in stumpwork
By: Jane Nicholas
Series: Milner craft series; Milner craft series
Publisher: Milner Publishing Pty, Limited, Sally
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781863514811
Subjects: Patterns; Flowers in art; Embroidery; Stump work
Description: This embroidered border was inspired by the painted border of a letter written by Lady Anne Clifford to her father in 1598 the time of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. Worked on ivory silk satin, in stumpwork and surface embroidery, this design features fourteen assorted flowers and fruits popular at the time, including the Apothecary rose, Sweet briar and Heartsease, Barberries, Bellflower, Borage and Periwinkle, Cornflower, Gillyflower and Knapweed, and Grapes, Plums, Redcurrants and Strawberries. As in the original letter, the panel is outlined with pairs of fine red lines these have been worked in back stitch. This border may be used to surround a mirror, or to enclose a special photograph, a monogram, a precious memento, or perhaps a tiny stumpwork figure.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-267) and index.