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Historical Embroidery News...

St. Laurence: the background

11/10/2016

22 Comments

 
Oh, how I wish to be able to attend Beating around the Bush in Adelaide! That really is high on my wish list. And probably this holds true for many of you :). However, my fox after Millie Marotta's brilliant drawing, is there! So, if you are one of these very lucky people walking around the needlework convention in Adelaide, do take a picture of my fox and email it to me. Thank you very much in advance!
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This is what the project currently looks like (if you are new to this project, please click on St Laurence under categories on your right for previous posts). I learn so much by recreating this late medieval masterpiece! I really loved stitching the damask drapery in the background. It actually is a counted thread technique with Japanese Thread and red silk. And it is important to COUNT. How hard can it be to count to five? Well, judging from the left hand side in the picture, not as easy as you might think. So, I've learned not to eyeball this particular technique. For the right hand side, I decided to be a good good girl. And for once, it paid off.
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Getting a neat edge on the damask drapery, was a bit tricky. The original piece clearly used a much finer gold thread than my Japanese #12. On closer inspection it looks more like a passing thread. However, I had this really high quality Japanese Thread and decided to use that instead. But it did mean that my turns are far bulkier and thus more difficult to cover. I started by making a fine silk braid and couched it in place against the turns. This dark line gives the piece a hint of depth. Then I couched a gilt Twist #3 on the turns. And below, at a short distance, I couched a very fine gilt twist. Not bad at all. And using a thicker gold thread for the damask had an advantage too. The thinner thread in the original piece gapes a lot as it is clearly less stiff and would have needed many more couching stitches to stay put.
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After my previous post on St. Laurence, Mabel send me an email with a suggestion on how to improve his face. I took out the left hand side of his jaw line and moved it down a tiny bit. That was all it needed to make him even more handsome. Thank you so much Mabel! This is what I really like about my blog-followers, you are so inspirational. Working on your own can make you feel a bit isolated. However, once a week we have a kind of a meet-up with all these wonderful stitchers all over the world. Thank you all so much!
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Sara den Otter
11/10/2016 18:50:15

Prachtig Jessica, hij vordert goed!!

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Jessica Grimm link
11/10/2016 18:56:47

Dank je wel, Sara!

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Mabel
11/10/2016 21:38:31

Jessica wat wordt het prachtig echt heel mooi en super dat je deze lieve woorden schrijft! Ik had er wel een beetje schrik van jou werk iets te zeggen. maar St. Laurence ziet er knapper uit wat een paar mm toch een verschil kunnen maken.
Wat kan jij toch mooi en netjes werken! petje af.
Groetjes Mabel

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Jessica Grimm link
12/10/2016 09:17:26

Nou, dat hoeft echt niet hoor Mabel! Je doet niet voor me onder hoor. En ik vind het heel fijn dat er mensen zijn die oprecht met je meedenken. Via het blog hebben we er dan allemaal wat aan! Liefs, Jessica

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Dima link
11/10/2016 21:48:24

That background looks AMAZING!

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Dima link
11/10/2016 21:49:03

P.S. I wish I was in Adelaide too :|

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Jessica Grimm link
12/10/2016 09:18:56

Thank you Dima! I was wondering if we could ship ourselves in a big container in about two years from now.We'll just pack enough embroidery stuff to keep us occupied on the long sea voyage :).

velia
11/10/2016 22:25:39

Adeliade is out of the quesiton for me, sorry.However, I am sure someone will read your request and oblige. Go to Facebook and make the request, you will have a quick response. A lot of needleworkers are members.

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Jessica Grimm link
12/10/2016 09:20:04

Hi Velia, this community is amazing! Within a couple of hours, Gayle send me a picture. How cool is that?!

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Catherine Kyngdon
12/10/2016 02:57:26

Hi Jessica, so happy to hear your adorable fox is at Beating Around the Bush.

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Jessica Grimm link
12/10/2016 09:20:52

And from the picture Gayle has sent me, I think he is having fun down-under!

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Zita
12/10/2016 06:49:47

lindos trabalhos

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Jessica Grimm link
12/10/2016 09:22:37

Muito obrigado!

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Mari-jan Bakker
12/10/2016 07:36:07

Hoi Jessica,
Je gaat lekker! Volhouden hoor :)
Groetjes, Mari-jan

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Jessica Grimm link
12/10/2016 09:23:37

Ja, Patrice gaat vandaag nog even wat aan de tekening aanpassen, zodat het laatste stukje wat makkelijker gaat.

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henriet simons
12/10/2016 09:23:48

prachtig Jessica! ben diep onder de indruk......

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Jessica Grimm link
12/10/2016 21:13:53

Dank je wel Henriet!

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Natalie Dupuis link
21/4/2018 03:23:28

Jessica do you have time to tell us how you did the tile floor? I can't figure it out from the pictures! Also, you say that you used . Counted technique for stitching the red damask drapery in the background. What is the technique called? Thank-you if you have the time to reply :-)

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Jessica Grimm link
21/4/2018 09:10:34

Certainly, Natalie! The floor is just satin stitch with silk, using the grain of your linen to keep to the vertical. Then you stitch over the borders of the tiles with a darker thread to create the grooves (I used chain stitch). Then you apply thin silver passing thread in pairs over it all and you couch it down with a grey thread. This passing does not 'respect' the tiling. It does not have a 'function' other than adding more 'value' and bling.

The counted thread technique for the damask is nothing more than using the grain of your linen fabric to accurately space your couching stitches. I've used a diamont, spaced something like: 1 thread, 3 threads, 5 threads, 7 threads, 5 threads, 3 threads and 1 thread. It is best to take graph paper and to draw it first so that you know how much space to leave before the next diamont starts. It sounds quite complicated, but it is in fact a breeze to stitch! In the book, you will find many more patterns. I am not sure there is a name for this technique. Do feel free to ask as many questions as you like!

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Natalie link
22/4/2018 20:20:45

Well you are indeed very clever! It was the passing on top that was throwing me off, I could just not tell what was done. Love the 3D effect it gives. It is VERY effective. I like many of the things you have done including the addition of the dark brown outline on parts of the figure to make him stand out more. I am in the planning stages of stitching up Saint Clare so am finding your process fascinating to read about! I will use Japanese flat silk which is divine to work with. I've not decided yet which method I will use to turn the threads at the end but I had to giggle about the snipping off the end when you get to the edge! Ha! Brilliant time saver. I ordered the book today, shipping was nearly as much as the book to Canada but I can tell already from some of the pictures that I will learn a lot from it :-)

Natalie Dupuis link
31/5/2018 04:04:19

Hello Again:
The book arrived a few weeks ago an I have enjoyed looking at the pictures very much! I see there are a few close ups of this kind of background but what I still can't figure out is how you did this counted work. Do you happen to know of a link that explains how to make this pattern very accurately?

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Jessica Grimm link
31/5/2018 08:35:55

Hi Natalie,
I am going to send you a detailed picture where you can see the gold threads, the red silk thread and the threads of the background fabric.




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