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Historical Embroidery News...

Happy New Year!

8/1/2018

24 Comments

 
Yeah, I have re-surfaced after a nice long break over the holidays. And I have big plans for 2018. Actually, some were not only conceived during my lovely break, but put into action as well. So what have me and my husband been up to? For starters, we re-decorated my studio and changed its lay-out. We repainted the walls and ceiling in a pretty blue colour; like the egg of a blackbird. Then I put in a large set of map drawers. Perfect for thread storage, if you have the space for such a monster. This will save me so much time searching for the right threads. And it will hopefully prevent me from buying the same supplies twice... My clever husband installed a professional art gallery hanging and lighting system to display my framed embroideries beautifully. Of course not as easy to install as the instructions claimed, but a bit of swearing sometimes helps :). I am pleased as pie with the results:
Next up: the checkout of my webshop. As not all people seem to like PayPal, I installed a few more payment options. You can now also use your credit card, Apple Pay and Android Pay through a Stripe interface. Unfortunately, my website host Weebly has not enabled SEPA or Ideal in its Stripe interface yet. I keep nagging them about it, so hopefully they will expand the interface in the future.

I've also amended my opening hours. Since my doctor has strongly recommended that I take up swimming to prevent my shoulders and hips from becoming too painful to embroider, I duly dip in the pool three times a week. As the pool is not exactly next doors (and the lake in front of the house frozen over), it takes a few hours out of my working week. Luckily they have great water slides! My new opening hours are: Monday & Friday 13-17h and Tuesday & Saturday 9-17h.
Chasuble 17th century Diözesanmuseum Brixen, Italy.
Chasuble 17th. century Diözesanmuseum Brixen, Italy.
And what's in store for next year? I am planning to keep traveling to see more historic embroideries. There is so much out there! But unfortunately, little is known about it in the wider embroidery community. Not in the least due to language barriers and a false sense of national/regional pride and protectiveness. That's a real shame. My idea is to publish a few ebooks on specific historical embroidery techniques with references to places where you can study the originals. The ebooks will contain pattern drawings and step-by-step explanations so you can try your hand at it too. First up is Italian couching from the 17th century. In essence it is Bayeux stitch using silk instead of wool. After all, the Italians are not known for huge flocks of beautiful sheep :). But they were the first to produce silk in Europe.

That's all for now. Time for a cup of coffee, before digitising some more embroidery patterns. Have a nice week!
24 Comments
Marina Berts
8/1/2018 15:05:38

Happy New Year, Jessica! Your Studio looks lovely, so neat, fresh, light and really tidy. I'm sure you'll get plenty done, and finding your threads won't be as much a problem as before, as it is for me.... ;-) Take care

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Jessica Grimm link
8/1/2018 15:33:03

Happy New Year to you too, Marina! Yes, the drawers were the best studio investment ever. But it is quite large :).

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annelot
8/1/2018 15:34:34

Happy New Year voor jou en je man. Wat een bezige bijtjes zijn jullie geweest ! Geeft mij ook weer ideeën hoe mijn borduurgaren te soorteren en op te bergen. Opties die ik overweeg zijn n apothekerskast ( met -tig laadjes) en idd zo'n kaarten/tekeningenkast zoals op jouw foto !
Veel borduurplezier in 2018 gewenst !
annelot

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Jessica Grimm link
8/1/2018 15:42:09

Dank je wel Annelot! Jij ook een heel fijn nieuw jaar gewenst. Het nadeel van een apothekerskast is dat de laadjes te diep zijn. Dan gaan je draden als nog lekker in de knoop als je er in gaat zoeken. Ik bewaar nu alle lage platte doosjes en gebruik die om de verschillende garens bij elkaar te houden in de grote lades.

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Averyclaire link
8/1/2018 16:20:09

Wonderful studio! Very organized and nicely done! And congrats to you for taking care of yourself and rearranging your studio hours. We all need to do that. I love what you do. You are very talented and creative. Happy New Year!

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Jessica Grimm link
8/1/2018 16:37:38

Thank you Karen! Happy New Year to you too!

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Mary Z
8/1/2018 16:33:33

Happy New Year, Jessica. Your studio looks so pretty. It's so much easier when things are organized. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your beautiful embroidery in 2018.

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Jessica Grimm link
8/1/2018 16:38:45

Thank you Mary! I will do my best to come up with some nice stuff :).

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Mabel
8/1/2018 16:56:26

Hoi Jessica de aller liefste wensen voor jou en Patrice, leuk en fijn dat je gaat zwemmen dat is goed voor de spieren als het water maar lekker warm is.
Jou atelier ziet er fantastisch uit en zo netjes daar kan ik heel veel van leren. Dit jaar ga ik ook proberen orde in mijn chaos te krijgen.
Veel succes, groetjes Hans en Mabel

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Jessica Grimm link
9/1/2018 09:54:05

Dank je wel Mabel! Het werkt in ieder geval een stuk prettiger met zo'n opgeruimde studio :). En eindelijk eens een kleurtje op de muur. Ik voel me gewoon heel volwassen. We hebben nooit ergens lang genoeg gewoond dat we het aandurfde om een andere kleur dan wit op de muren te smeren. Je moet het meestal toch weer neutraal achterlaten. En dat zwemmen is veel leuker dan gedacht!

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Catherine link
8/1/2018 17:44:29

Happy new year Jessica! Your studio looks lovely, that blue is such a peaceful lovely colour. I look forward to your ebooks this year. And thanks for the tip about swimming 😊 though I think I just need to start with more exercise in general!

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Jessica Grimm link
9/1/2018 09:56:16

Thank you Catherine! I hope the colour will calm my students too :). Swimming is indeed great. I am a really active girl, but that is mainly hiking. And that does little for your shoulders. Now that I have swimming glasses as well, I can truely relax my neck and shoulders. Absolutely wonderful!

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Ellen
8/1/2018 18:23:09

Hi Jessica,
Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
Je studio ziet er prachtig uit! Ik hoop weer eens te komen, eerst nog een paar maandjes USA
Groetjes
Ellen

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Jessica Grimm link
9/1/2018 09:57:23

Lijkt me gezellig Ellen! Veel plezier nog aan de andere kant van de plas. Lijkt me heerlijk om daar weer eens in de grote borduurwinkels te shoppen :)!

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Dima link
8/1/2018 18:54:24

Happy New Year! Your studio is looking lovely. I've always wanted one of those map drawers to store pieces and fabric so they don't get all wrinkled.

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Jessica Grimm link
9/1/2018 09:58:56

Hmm, hadn't thought about storing fabric in my drawers. Very good idea, Dima! Unfortunately, this set is filled to the brim with threads. However, it is modular, I could always add the next five drawers :).

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Rachel link
8/1/2018 19:11:43

I am very envious of your beautifully re-organised studio. It will be a great help to your embroidering this year!

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Jessica Grimm link
9/1/2018 10:00:13

I hope so too Rachel! With all the upheaval last year, I just needed a fresh start :).

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Jan Smith
8/1/2018 21:21:32

Hi Jess
What a great start to the year for you. I’m in the process of decluttering and sorting my supplies too. My hubby passed a few years ago and you got me thinking about using his plan draws which look similar to your storage draws. I was on the point of selling them as they are big but now I’ll keep them.
I love duck egg blue as it is restful color. Love your site so looking forward to this year.
Cheers from NZ.

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Jessica Grimm link
9/1/2018 10:01:48

Thank you Jan! Yes, do hang on to those if you have the space. As you can store your threads side by side rather than on top of each other, it really is the Rolls Royce among the thread storage systems :).

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Cheryl Kealy
8/1/2018 22:23:26

Congratulations on starting the stitching year in refreshed and organised surroundings - perfect for lots of creative stitching in the year ahead. Thank you for sharing. And I look forward to the ebook as I think there is a definite need. Whenever I (and my Guild friends) travel overseas (from Australia) we always hope to find some beautiful historical Embroidery work - often without success.

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Jessica Grimm link
9/1/2018 10:05:25

Thank you Cheryl! I know what you mean. Traveling through Norther Italy and Austria last year, I was absolutely gobsmacked with the amount of outstanding very old embroideries that are out there. However, although I am fluent in German, even I struggle to ferret them out. And some are in absolutely beautiful big museums. But they don't get the same attention on the websites and other mediums as the more glittery gold and silver does.

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Ann
9/1/2018 22:39:09

Yes, look after those shoulders and hips. I didn’t look after my shoulders, which resulted in sleepless nights and nearly 3 months without knitting or sewing properly.😣
Walking the dog and getting up every 45mins or so takes care of the hips.

Happy New Year and very best wishes, Ann

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Jessica Grimm link
10/1/2018 08:14:53

Thank you Ann! Yes, I will look after myself as I hope to be able to stitch for a long time.

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