It was surprisingly sunny and warm at Lanyon on Sunday – for winter anyway! We had a lovely time with our Victorian Embroidery class. The capable Sophie led us through the homestead spying out all the original craft items like the knit bedcover, the Berlin wool work bird in the Drawing Room and the child’s [...]
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Tent stitch and radishes
Posted in Embroidery, tagged Berlin Wool Work, Carpetwork, half stitch, long stitch, satin stitch, Tapestry, tent stitch, Victorian Embroidery, william morris on July 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Quilled Hair, Shades & Berlin Wool Work
Posted in Embroidery, Jane Austen, tagged Beading, Berlin Wool Work, Carpetwork, Embroidery, human hair, Lanyon Homestead, Patchwork, quilling, Quilting, sewing, Tapestry, Victorian Crafts, Victorian Embroidery, Wickerwork on July 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’m giving a Victorian Embroidery craft workshop at Lanyon Homestead in Canberra on the 25 July so I’m busy doing my research about the links between Victorian Embroidery and the Lanyon Homestead. The collection is not original to the site but the curators at the time it was established as a museum in the 1980s [...]
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