I'm trying to practice some tablet weaving, using, among others, the great tutorial from string page here . I'm doing a simplified trial run (sszzss) in thick cotton of the 14th century striped braid described here:...
Topics: tablet weaving

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Yesterday I visited t he Rogier van der Weyden Exhibition in Leuven , Belgium. It was interesting, with some beautiful paintings, scuplture and embroidery. This blogpost is called embroidered pillows, because my attention was drawn by a detail from The...
Topics: embroidery, household linens, pillows, sources

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Museum Valkhof in Nijmegen (The Netherlands) presents an exhibition about Catherine of Cleves: Catherine’s world: devotion, demons and daily life in the 15th century. Read more about it here . The highlights of the exhibition are the pages of the...
Topics: pouches, sources

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This week I visited the museum Mayer van den Berg h in Antwerp, Belgium. It's a small, charming museum with an interesting collection of medieval art: embroidery (opus anglicanum), sculpture (wood, ivory) and paintings. I really liked this panel from.
Topics: clothing, sources

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Note: please read the comments to this post for new insights Bertus from Deventer Burgerscap told me about this nice picture of a 15th century leather pouch, embroidered in gold thread:...
Topics: embroidery, pouches, sources

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