Category Archives: Needlepoint
My Heraldic Purse
While browsing the Victoria and Albert Museum website last year, I came across this little beauty… The Calthorpe Purse. It inspired me to try to make something similar, but featuring my family heraldry on one side, and the other 3 sides featuring the heraldry of those within the SCA who have inspired me. The purse …
#36: Needlepoint Scissors Case
This cute little strawberry fruits and flowers needlepoint was actually a kit that I bought from a swap meet. I thought it was rather sweet. The scissors case is patterned on both sides. It is worked with 2 strands of Paternayan yarn on 14 count canvas, and is lined with felted wool to protect the …
#35: Kneeling Cushion
This needlepoint tapestry is to be one of a pair of a kneeling cushions for the Canton (now Shire) of Abertridwr. The final style of the cushion is not yet decided, so just the needlework has been done at this stage. The second cushion is being worked by Lady Anne of Gyllingeham. Worked in continental …
#17: Petit Point ‘Pelican in her Piety’
The pattern is from Appleton Studios, and inspiration for the original design was a stained glass window in a church in southeastern France. I stitched this Pelican in her Piety for Mistress Liduina de Kasteelen van Valkenburg when she was admitted into the Order of the Pelican. It is now securely sewn to the front …
#9-15: Seven Pelican Cloak Pieces
One of the Worshipful Company of Broderers (WCOB) of Lochac’s projects is the creation of the Pelican Cloak – a ceremonial cloak worn during the investiture of new members to the Order of the Pelican. It features the devices of all the members of the Order, with pieces worked by the members of the Company, …
#8: Heraldic Tent Stitch Cushion
This cushion is worked in contentintal stitch with basket weave back. I used DMC Tapisserie wool with 14 count canvas. The wool was a tight fit on that canvas, but it made a firm, dense and durable cushion. The design is based on my personal heraldry: “Per chevron purpure and argent, a chevron counterchanged between …
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