Art deco embroidery

Embroidered doily about 1910 Arts and crafts embroidery could be quite modern with flowers abstracted to extremes. This vintage piece has a lovely design, probably commercially produced by an American needlework company. Women bought the linen marked with a colored design and finished it with a satin stitch (Kensington stitch) outlined in a black chain stitch. They often used a raised satin stitch of two layers. The finished piece illustrates the design confusion associated with the modern…

A touch of French fashion, a dash of a historical art movement! This geometric design is stunning in any project. Use colors that match your personal preference and taste.

The Art Nouveau era was a relatively short, transitional period of art, with roots in the Arts & Crafts movement of the 19th century, and branches that stretched into the Modern era. The style was represented in just about every type of decorative art during the height of its popularity, between 1890-1910. Embroidery in the ...

The history of art is marked with specific eras of design styles. One short-lived era that doesn’t get a whole lot of attention in the hand embroidery world these days (though it is gaining popularity again) is the Art Nouveau era, which lasted – at its height – only about 20 some odd years, from ...

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Hector Guimard (French, 1867–1942) is best known for his architectural works, in particular his iconic Art Nouveau subway entrances for the Paris Métro company. Guimard's designs employed sensuous curving lines and natural organic forms that transmitted exceptional elegance. For Guimard, architectural design was all-encompassing; every interior and exterior detail was considered as a total work

I've finished all the 'boring' bits of my crewel bluebells project. No, they aren't really boring--they are stitched with beautiful Heathway crewel wool after all--but the primary reason for stitching this design is to play with Daisies variegated crewel wool. The big leaves in the middle of the design are first. Three shades of Daisies Rainforest green were used and progressed from dark on the outer leaves to lighter in the middle. I did not try to control the colour and let the variegation…