Italian embroidery

In 2011 I wrote a thesis for the EGA's Legacy Scholarship Program on Sardinian needlework with emphasis on two techniques specific to the area in and around Teulada. The edited thesis and projects became a two-part article series for EGA's Needlearts Magazine this year with the first part including a Punt'a Brodu project in the June 2013 issue and the second part including a project in Punt'e nù in the September 2013 issue. Due to some unfortunate electronic difficulties the Punt'e nù…

I'm still in the mood for colourful embroideries today. I want to show you some Ricamo Estense or Estense Embroidery from Ferrara, Italy. Just to give you a bit of historical background, Ferrara was ruled by the Este family for a number of years with particular prosperity and patronage of the arts during the Renaissance. Graffito (also known as Sgraffito) ceramics from this period and area were amazingly detailed and breathtakingly beautiful. In 2007 I translated an Italian needlework book…

Embroidery on silk faille coat, possibly Italian, ca. 1770-80, KSUM 1995.17.183.

Most days, 50% or more of my readers come from Italy. I find this odd as I started this blog with the idea of exposing "English-speaking" em...

Blackwork embroidery sampler based off of patterns found on a 16th century Italian sampler in the V&A Museum.

Hand-embroidered beige table runner dinner date for two people with plates, italian pasta and vegetables, flower vase, hands and glass of wine. Italian pasta/ mediterranean themed. The embroidery is placed for a table width of minimum 31 in (80 cm). Ethically handmade with love in Romania❤ If you need this table runner in different measurements or colors, do not hesitate to ask me! COMPOSITION: 100% linen table runner mouline (cotton) threads CARE: hand wash or machine wash at or below 30°C…

In 1878 Romeyne Robert was born in New Jersey to American parents who traveled quite a bit and during a visit to Rome met her future husband the marquis Ruggero Ranieri di Sorbello. Soon after their marriage in 1902, the couple settled in to live at the 17th century Palazzo Sorbello in Perugia. This breathtaking palazzo is worth a visit as it houses important collections of paintings, prints, pottery, embroideries and one of Italy's most important libraries of rare texts. Marquess Romeyne…