Just sharing some of my favorite artwork from Pinterest :) Have a creative Friday my Friends! Blessings from the Farm ~ Lori
Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Landschaft bei Caux mit aufsteigenden Wolken - 1917 Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918) was born in Berne, the eldest of 6 children. By the time Hodler was 8, he had lost his father & 2 younger brothers to tuberculosis. His mother remarried but died of tuberculosis in 1867, when he was 14. Eventually the disease killed all of Hodler's remaining siblings, instilling in the artist a powerful consciousness of mortality. Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Bildnis Madame de R. - 1898Before he was 10, Hodler received training in decorative painting from his stepfather, & was then sent to Thun to apprentice with a local painter, Ferdinand Sommer. Hodler's earliest works were conventional landscapes, which he sold in shops & to tourists. In 1871, at the age of 18, he traveled on foot to Geneva to start a career as a painter of landscapes, figures, & portraits.Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Abendnebel am Thunersee - 1908As time passed, Hodler's work took on an expressionist aspect with strongly colored & geometrical figures. Landscapes were pared down to essentials, sometimes consisting of a jagged wedge of land between water & sky.Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Portrait of a Woman 1907In 1908, he met Valentine Godé-Darel, who became his mistress. She was diagnosed with cancer in 1913, & the many hours Hodler spent by her bedside resulted in a remarkable series of paintings documenting her decline. Her death in January 1915, affected Hodler greatly. Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Berggipfel am Morgen - c 1915In 1914, he condemned the German atrocities conducted using artillery at Rheims. In retaliation for this, German art museums excluded Hodler's work. Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Bildnis Gertrud Müller - c 1912In his final years, Hodler occupied himself with a series of about 20 introspective self-portraits dating from 1916. By late 1917 his declining health led him to thoughts of suicide. He died on May 19, 1918 in Geneva. Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Die Dents du Midi von Chesières aus - 1912Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Artist's WifeFerdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Jungfrauenmassiv und Schwarzmönch - 1911 Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Giulia Leonardi 1910 Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Der Niesen - 1910Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Le Grand MuveranFerdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Giulia Leonardi 1910Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Aufsteigender nebel über den Savoyer Alpen - 1917 Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) An Italian Woman Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Die Dents du Midi von Caux aus - 1917Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss painter, 1853-1918) Madame Valentine Gode-Darel 1914
I love how she has caught the action of this little girl sat sewing, lovely! Illustrated by Henriette Willerbeek le Mair.
This tutorial may help you cast on your first stitches for a nålbinding round start.
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Susan Lenz’ needle art is consistent in personality and style but ever growing in content and theme. I am crazy for this new art quilt, Lift and Tuck, which incorporates recycled, vintage und…
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The Ruins of Lace by Iris Anthony is a compelling, deeply-researched and revealing novel about the illicit lace "sweat-shops" of the 17th century. From the publisher: An enthralling novel centered around the mad French passion for forbidden Flemish bobbin lace in the 1600s, from a writer whose work has been called "unexpected, haunting and powerful" by her readers. For those who want something they don't have, Flemish lace can buy almost anything — or anyone. You don't have to go far to find glowing rave reviews about this novel! I'm pleased to have the author Iris Anthony here to answer a few questions about this fascinating subject. When was lace outlawed in France ... and why? Louis XIII issued five sumptuary edicts that placed prohibitions and restrictions on clothing and on April 3, 1636, he forbid the wearing of lace altogether. That’s the edict which provided for confiscation, fines, and banishment from the kingdom. {17th-century bobbin lace.} Sumptuary edicts were enacted across Europe during this time period. The reasons were several. In France’s case, money was being lost across the border through lace purchases Flanders and Italy at a time when the King desperately needed money to fill his treasury due to expenses from wars and other pet projects. It was hoped that forbidding the wearing of lace would keep all that money in France and, therefore, available to the King. Another reason is more difficult for our modern minds to understand. Europeans had a great need to keep everyone in their place. Most of these sumptuary edicts were very explicit about who could wear what: Princes of the Blood could wear cloth of gold; other princes were only allowed to wear cloth of silver. Dukes could wear gold lace; earls could only wear gold trim, etc., etc. Ever since Europeans first started visiting America as ‘tourists’, they’ve been appalled that they couldn’t tell who was who. Since the founding of the U.S., part of being an American was the ‘right’ to purchase what we wanted to and wear the things that we wanted to wear. In Europe, even an extremely wealthy merchant couldn’t wear cloth of silver, for instance, or lace in our case. In the colonial period the sumptuary laws transferred to the New World, but once the U.S. was established as a nation, if you had the money, no one would stop you from buying (and wearing) what you wanted to. These edicts seem very much like quibbling to us, but they were important tools for social control. {Lace in the 17th-century.} Finally, King Louis XIII himself was quite ascetic. He did what he had to in order to be kingly, but he was very austere. He wasn’t into the whole musketeer look (floppy boots, huge hats, big ruffled lace collars). He was called ‘The Just’ because he really did try to enforce the rules he made (when violations were brought to his attention). He killed the noble who plotted against Richelieu, for instance, in the Chalais Conspiracy. He also executed a court favorite who insisted upon dueling after he had forbidden it. The King was derailed from his natural penchant for justice when his mother and his brother started conspiring against him, but in general, he wanted order. And he didn’t approve of conspicuous consumption. Obviously, many of those at court did since he kept having to issue sumptuary edicts, but that seemed to be how it went back then just about everywhere. {Portrait of Louis XIV.} Louis XIV, his son, had a different focus. He loved glitz and glamor. The more of it, the better! He actively encouraged his nobles to partake in lavishness. He wasn’t personally against lace and consumption the way his father had been. He did, however, have a huge need for funding his wars. Colbert (his minister) decided not only to forbid luxury goods in France (as Louis XIII had done), but also encouraged the creation of domestic rip-offs. For a while, the rip-offs were just that, but eventually, they became even more desired than the foreign goods they had been copied from. The association of France with luxury goods began during Louis XIV’s reign under Colbert’s guiding hand. All of the famous French laces date from that period. The French perfume industry developed then. The glass industry came of age, as did luxury textiles. {Girls making bobbin lace.} What was the result of the sumptuary laws? Like any law, sumptuary laws had unintended consequences. The moment it was forbidden, lace became even more highly prized than it had been. And whenever anything becomes illegal, criminals add it to their list of ways to make money. The result was a surprising paradox: the pairing of ‘smuggling’ and ‘lace’. {"The Lacemaker" by Vermeer.} What were the working conditions like for the lace-makers? Horrible. Since the lace had to be spotless, lace makers worked their long hours in workshops without heat or light. Fire, in any form, produced soot and ashes which would have soiled the lace. Often workshops were housed beside or above stables so that body heat from animals would keep the lace makers from freezing. Because they worked without light, most lace makers were blind by the age of thirty. Because the work was so tedious, their fingers and backs became crippled and deformed. You researched this subject extensively. What surprised you? People and their infinite creativity in finding new ways to maltreat both each other and animals. Whenever I wander through history I’m both amazed and appalled at how similar we are to our forebears. Thank you, Iris! The lace illustrations are from Iris's Pinterest board. I will soon have more on my own blog about Iris's fascinating research and writing processes. Sandra Gulland Author of The Josephine B. Trilogy and Mistress of the Sun ============================================= WEBSITE: http://www.sandragulland.com/ BLOG: http://bit.ly/TheWritingLife FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/SGFBpage TWITTER: http://twitter.com/Sandra_Gulland GOODREADS: http://www.goodreads.com/SandraGulland =============================================
From Marie Claire idées Juin 1999 I just found out that this is designed by Lesley Turpin Delport and is called "A Country Feeling" It reminded me of Jenny Bee's Country Garden
Nalbinding is a Scandinavian fabric-making technique which pre-dates knitting. Learn about nalbinding pattern directions, and how to make York and Oslo stitches.
JMSQ "Copyright April © 2011 My neice Jessica Lane is due to have her 1st baby "Lane Andrew" in Aug. 2011, this pattern was created in honor of him... JMSQ The universal sign for Love is X's & O's, {Hugs & Kiss'es} We've all learned this when we were children. God has Blessed with with the Love of Crochet & Knitting, so I do use the X's & O's alot in my patterns, sharing the Love of God with those I Bless with my handwork. I hope you enjoy Blessing others with this Cozy Cuddly Set as well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPECIAL X Sts: skip next st, 1 dc in next st, 1 dc in stitch just skipped X st just made. Each X st takes 2 sts to complete FPHDC: Yo, insert hook from front to back and to front again around the vertical post (upright part) of next st, yo and draw yarn through, yo and complete hdc. BPHDC: Yo, reaching over top of piece and working on opposite side (right side) of work, insert hook from right to left around vertical post of next st, yo and draw yarn through, yo and complete hdc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baby Cuddle Sac I Hook Measures about 10" x 16" I used Redheart BabySoft yarn (CH2 does NOT count as 1st dc) Row 1: Ch 4, sl st to form a ring. Ch2, 12 dc in ring, sl st in top of first dc to join. (12 sts) Row 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, sl st in top of first dc to join. (24 sts) Row 3: Ch 2, *1 dc in next st , 2 dc in next st, *repeat around. Sl st to in top of first dc to join. (36 sts) Row 4: Ch 2, *dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st * Repeat around. Sl st in top of dc to join. (48 sts) Row 5: Ch 2, *dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st * Repeat around. Sl st in top of first dc to join. (60 Sts) Row 6: ch 2, skip next st, 1 dc in next st, 1 dc in st just missed (X st made), *1 X st around to last st, 1 dc in last st, join Row 7: Repeat row 6 Row 8-9: ch 2, 1 dc in each st around, join Row's 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27 : Repeat row 6 Row's 12, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, : Repeat row 8 Row 28: ch 2, 1 hdc around, join & fasten off & tuck in tail ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cozy Hat Pattern: G Hook (CH2 does NOT count as 1st dc) Row 1: Ch 4, sl st to form a ring. Ch2, 12 dc in ring, sl st in top of first dc to join. (12 sts) Row 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, sl st in top of first dc to join. (24 sts) Row 3: Ch 2, *1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st,* repeat from * around. Sl st to join. (36 sts) Row 4: Ch 2, *dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st * Repeat from * around. (48 sts). Sl st in top of ch 2 to join. Row 5: Ch 2, *skip first st, 1 sc, 1 dc in next st, *Repeat around, join to top of ch 2 Row 6 - 9: Repeat round 5. Row 10: hdc in each st around, sl st in top of ch 2 Row 11: Ch 2, fphdc in next st, bphdc in next st. *Repeat around. Finish off and weave in all ends. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cozy Baby Mits: G Hook (CH2 does NOT count as 1st dc) Row 1: Ch 4, join to for ring, ch 2, 11 hdc in ring, join ch 2 Row 2: 2 hdc in each st around, join, ch 2 (22 sts) Row's 3-8: 1 hdc in each st around, join, ch 2 (22 sts) Row 9: *skip next st, 1 dc in next st, 1 dc in st just skipped, *Repeat 10 more times. Join, ch 2 (11 X stitches) Row 10: *sc in next st, ch 2, *Repeat aroound, join ^ fasten off, tuck in tails TIE's Make 2: Ch 60 and weave in and out of Row 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cozy Baby Booties: Newborn to 3 month size H hook. Newborn G Hook Note: Beg ch 2 does not count as a st in this pattern. Bootie: Beginning at toe, ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring. ROW 1 (Right Side): Working over tail of yarn, Ch 2, work 9 dc in ring, join with a sl st in first dc. Pull end of yarn tail to close up hole. 9 sts. Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join with a sl st in first dc. 18 sts. Rnd's 3-5: ch 2, 1 dc in each st around Row 6: Ch 2,1 dc in each of next 15 sts. Do not work last 3 stitches. Rows 7-8: Ch 2, turn, dc in each st. 18 sts. Row 9: ch 1, join to top of row 6 with sl st, ch 2, work evenly 20 dc around top of bootie, join Row 10: ch 2, *1 fpdc in next st, 1 bpdc in next st, *Repeat around, join, **SEE NOTE AT BOTTOM... **NOTE: You can add an extra row of #10 to cuff, looks great and gives it the bootie a higher ankle covering cut 12" long tail for sewing up back of bootie Thread yarn down to back opening from cuff, gently whip st closed, fasten off and trim off excess yarn Optional: Tie'S: Ch 70, Weave tie through ROW 10 WITH "FPDC" BEING IN FRONT OF TIE , AND BPDC IN BACK OF TIE. around, tie in bow and tuck in tail's Repeat for second bootie.
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Knit Like a Viking With Nalbinding - How to Do the Oslo Stitch: Nalbinding (also spelled naalbinding, nalebinding, nalbindning and other variants) is an ancient fabric construction technique that predates knitting and crochet by some 2000 years. This video shows you how to do the Oslo stitch, which is the simple…
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The Maltese Clock The Maltese Clock’s real origin is difficult to trace. However, tradition has it that they adorned houses of the Maltese nobility as far back as the 17th century. The clock was ma…
detail ~ Stitch Ritual by Jane LaFazio Stitch Ritual by Jane LaFazio (60x24") This quilt truly combines my two artistic loves, dr...
The description card reads, "Crazy Quilt 1883-1893 Silk, cotton, wool, and linen, pieced and embroidered with silk and cotton threads Crazy quilts, which emerged after 1850, were usually composed of small, irregular-shaped fragments of silk, wool, and other fragments pieced together. The seams were then embroidered using a variety of stitches. They acquired the name “crazy quilts” because of the strong colors and busy, confusing nature of their designs, typical of Victorian taste."
It's official: Needlework Pop Art needs a seat at the table in contemporary art. Remember the artist who revived an abandoned corner shop and filled it with over 4,000 hand-sewn grocery products? Well here's another artist equally as mad and talented. Ulla-stina Wikander is a Swedish designer who, f
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Attributed to Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (c1561-1635) - Anne of Denmark. Rex Harris / Flickr There is bling, and then there is ye olde embroidery. Seventeenth century needlework was to the rich what, say, Alexander McQueen was for contemporary fashion. An injection of fairytale whimsy into ev
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Lots of photos following, so brace yourself. I decided to do a CQ block - in pink, monochromatic (mostly) - using all of the stitches I have learned in TAST so far plus a couple of extras. This is the resulting block. Notice I did not use one single bead! You have no idea how hard that was for me to avoid the temptation. Really! This is the naked block I started out with. Close-up of the center floral motif. First, let me point out I added some sheer floral printed fabric over a couple of the shiny sections. This one is gathered slightly. I left some of the satin show along the seam. This is a little darker area from the sheer and is over a darker pink. Again, the satin shows along the buttonhole stitch area. I will list the stitches from top to bottom rows on each of the following close-ups. Cretan, French knot, knotted Cretan, buttonhole wheel (1/2), chain, French knot, lazy daisy/detached chain: French knot, Herringbone (both light pink and dark pink rows), Algerian Eyelet, fern leaf: This is kind of mixed up, but there are SRE petal stitch flowers, lazy daisy flowers, French knots, bullion rose and stitch, stem stitch rose and stem stitch, spider web rose: Web is straight stitch with couched connections; spider is whipped wheel with a little satin stitching over body and straight stitch for extending legs: Basque, scroll stitch, butterfly chain, French knots and lazy daisy (detached chains), straight stitch, up and down buttonhole: (From left to right in pie-shaped section) - French knot, buttonhole wheel (1/4), lazy daisy, straight stitch, French knot, running stitch, crossed buttonhole, bonnet: (butterfly) satin stitch, chain stitch, Fly 'Y' stitch; (below butterfly and in no particular order) French knots, wheat ear, straight, lazy daisy, feather stitch (bottom): Wheat ear, back stitch: (lace is added) Barred chain, half chevron, oyster, chain, buttonhole: Chain (3 rows), zig zag chain, Palestrina, cable chain, Chevron: There! I think that should be at least 35 unless I left out a seam somewhere. I you don't get close to the same count, let me know. This was so much fun and I will likely do it again, using my tags for reference.
