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Medieval Purses
Vivi alias Suis Le Fil of the Champagne region of France has been very busy over the summer combining her love of all things medieval and her knitting skills.
The Medieval drawstring bags below have been created using Renaissance Dyeing Sock-weight 4-ply wool.
Fortunately we don't have to attend the French Madieval Faires to buy one as Vivi also has an Etsy Shop.
You can also view her blog and follow the stories behind her creations.... moreFord Green Hall
The Threaders of Ford Green Hall are a small group of dedicated and enthusiastic embroiderers who meet every Monday at Ford Green Hall, Stoke-on-Trent. They spend many busy hours embroidering replica bed hangings, door hangings, pillows, bed spreads and more to be displayed in this charming 17th century farmhouse. {p} The project leader is Pauline Mountain, she explains how the long curtain took six years to finish, starting with eight people around the big frame but falling to five due to three of the older members dying. The original design is in the V & A and is shown on the cover of one of their books on design.... more
Socks
Voila! Socks knitted by Polly Van Bremmel using the bluefaced Leicester -Iris, here is what she has to say about the pattern she used and the yarn.
The pattern I used as reference is by Cookie A. called "Monkeys." I say referenced, because I made quite a few modifications: toe up (vs. cuff down), no purls (knitted these sts), no yo's (unique left and right leaning increases so pattern "swirls" better, without any yo holes).
I knitted them with a size 2.25 mm/100 cm circular (for 2 at a time). Also, when I make socks, I make the gusset increases on the bottom of the foot, so the gusset area looks a liittle different than a standard gusset.... moreWeaving with Renaissance 2/24 Wool
While at the Harrogate Knitting and Stitching Show, We were visited by one of this year's course participants, Christine Holman. She brought with her a beautiful blanket that she had woven with the Renaissance fine 2/24 wool she had dyed on the course with varying depths of indigo.
Here it is on her loom, she tied up 1300 ends and not one broke during the weaving process.
One feel of this wonderful piece of weaving spurred fellow weavers to buy wool for their own projects. Thank you Christine, for sharing this with us all, also for the help with manning the stall. I am glad you survived the wool avalanche!... moreLaminaria Shawl
A perfect pleasure to view in many ways.
Feuille's blog is a delight to browse, its wonderful colours and forms are so pleasant to behold.
Thank you Feuille for sharing this with us... moreCrewel Embroidery Kit
Laurence Liebliech of Canevas Follies will shortly have her new design available on her e-shop.
The design combines Renaissance Dyeing fine crewel wool together and shiny silk threads with very striking results.
The image is a peep preview of the forthcoming design.... moreVictory Shawl
Dodile of Aux Dentelles Dodile has posted a free pattern on Ravelry of her Victory Shawl designed for Tricotin, where you can also find it as a free pattern.
On Ravelry you can find the pattern in French and English here.
Dodile has designed and knitted the Victory Shawl in Dark Peach (shade 1201) a shade dyed with madder root.
Dark Peach just happens to be one of the shades we are offering in our sales at the moment!
But you can make it in any colour you like!... moreSomething to Keep You Warm
For those of you interested in Mediaeval Embroidery, here is an inspiring challenge.
The Something to Keep you Warm Embroidery Challenge II
It is the daughter of the Walling Hanging Challenge being completed by Racaire and Anya. See Racaire Medieval Embroidery
There are some very interesting links on these sites, have a look around.
The challenge will run from September 2007 - September 2008.... moreRacaire Medieval Embroidery
What a strange world we live in where people not only still have the medieval skills but can share it with the whole world at the same time. Anna and her friend Anya have set each other the challenge of completing a medieval embroidery in a year and a day. Anna chose to make hers in naturally dyed crewel wool in keeping with the embroidery she is working on.
You can watch this beautiful embroidery grow at Racaire's blog .... moreThe Staircase Stitchers
The work done with Renaissance Dyeing naturally dyed wool on the historic projects at Staircase house, Stockport... more
Naturally Dyed Paper
Naturally dyed paper! Teresinha Roberts makes wonderful paper from natural materials such as banana and onion skins, sweetcorn husks and tassles. Whenever possible she uses natural dyes. Now she has also incorporated Renaissance Dyeing 'snippets' into her paper.
Our skeins and hanks are wound on an ancient machine which winds 12 skeins at a time. The skeins are tied by hand and the ends cut off. After that each skein or hank is twisted and labeled by hand. (usually mine!). It is these off cuts that Teresinha has used in her latest batch of paper. To see more of Teresinha's work, including her hand-made cards, visit her web-site at www.wildpaper.co.uk .... moreRicamo Bandera di Chieri - Torino
Towards the end of last year we had several enquiries from people seeking an alternative thread to DMC Medici, which had ceased to be available. L'associazione Amici Del Ricamo Bandera di Chieri Torino was one of these and here are pictures of their first work produced with Renaissance Dyeing naturally dyed crewel wool.
It has been made by Anna Ghigo Merlassion the president of the Association.
L'associazione Amici Del Ricamo Bandera di Chieri was founded on September 1999 in order to safeguard and promote the traditional Piedmontese embroidery handicraft which was used to decorate the local cloth, Bandera, which has been in production since the 14th century. Their site is well worth a visit if you wish to learn about this ancient Italian craft. Try this link to find out about the history of Gualdo or Woad in this ancient textile area. There are 2 nice photos of a grinding mill and a drying barn.... moreSamplers
Two more wonderful samplers from the creative needle of Irene Dunn, here described in her own words.
"The sampler which I made for Marguerite and Malcolm I think is rather similar to the one I made for you, which can be viewed in the gallery on the main Renaissance web-site. Many of the patterns are similar but the wording comes from COLBY Averil-Samplers (published in the 1960's)"
"The unframed sampler I am very pleased with. It is a 'band sampler', very popular in the 16-17th centuries. Called a band sampler as the patterns are worked across.... more