tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post3845959564163353117..comments2024-03-28T11:58:20.555+09:00Comments on Queenie's Needlework: Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 50: Bayeux StitchQueeniepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-51134455207922987622018-04-04T08:44:11.115+09:002018-04-04T08:44:11.115+09:00Yes, Aida is not the right cloth. Also the very be...Yes, Aida is not the right cloth. Also the very best result is had when the thread is wool.<br />Good to hear you are trying the SSS stitches, but do them at your own speed. No need to rush anything.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-32921249546324962292018-04-03T15:03:15.518+09:002018-04-03T15:03:15.518+09:00I've attempted, today, to try the Bayeau stitc...I've attempted, today, to try the Bayeau stitch. I will do another as I used Aida cloth -wrong spacing- and my work is so so.<br />I also completed the Detached Up/Down Buttonhole and Colonial knots.crazyQstitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10534395470078739309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-1520800895770034632018-01-25T07:22:12.682+09:002018-01-25T07:22:12.682+09:00Lucky you!
I have only seen the Quaker Tapestry in...Lucky you!<br />I have only seen the Quaker Tapestry in post card form, but have been told they are a delight in stitches and a fascinating read, too, about Quaker history.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-3465246224327339802018-01-24T21:56:59.928+09:002018-01-24T21:56:59.928+09:00Great post Queenie!
Nice to know what is happening...Great post Queenie!<br />Nice to know what is happening!<br />Lovely gift from your friend.<br />Interesting stitch variation.<br />I was able to visit the Kendal tapestry when it was in London last year, it was fascinating!<br />Hugs<br />Barbara xxFlashinScissorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408946289711452871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-67736876202673645122018-01-24T16:30:52.020+09:002018-01-24T16:30:52.020+09:00Is she doing it in the 'drawpliqé' style? ...Is she doing it in the 'drawpliqé' style? I booked a workshop with her in Yokohama many years ago, but it was cancelled unfortunately.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-62701298983327939322018-01-24T09:24:18.734+09:002018-01-24T09:24:18.734+09:00Thanks for that great demonstration of the stitch....Thanks for that great demonstration of the stitch. Friend Pam Holland is in the process of replicating the complete tapestry as a quilt. Part of it was displayed at the Museum of Houston alongside the Magna Carta.carorosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976291590807462068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-55521924020569608412018-01-23T22:16:40.593+09:002018-01-23T22:16:40.593+09:00It is especially good for filling in curves.It is especially good for filling in curves.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-9384080917294195902018-01-23T22:16:01.797+09:002018-01-23T22:16:01.797+09:00It will be interesting to see the outcome of this ...It will be interesting to see the outcome of this exchange, which museum will be able to show it and how many people will flock to see it.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-39917280997974961592018-01-23T22:14:55.763+09:002018-01-23T22:14:55.763+09:00I enjoy it too, especially as it is best worked in...I enjoy it too, especially as it is best worked in lovely wool!Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-11781807764627099572018-01-23T19:07:47.076+09:002018-01-23T19:07:47.076+09:00A very good demonstration of the stitch. The Bayeu...A very good demonstration of the stitch. The Bayeux tapestry has been in the news this week, France has agreed to bring the tapestry to England.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-50699721489864917722018-01-23T04:36:05.062+09:002018-01-23T04:36:05.062+09:00Well this has given me a reminder, I have a sample...Well this has given me a reminder, I have a sample of this stitch so I should find it and put it in the book I'm making. I can remember I enjoyed doing the stitch.https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10321649853452019532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-16128747470801153982018-01-23T00:54:10.564+09:002018-01-23T00:54:10.564+09:00That's a very interesting stitch with a clever...That's a very interesting stitch with a clever variation!Annethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06938803180320247229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-17397097175298998942018-01-22T20:41:29.126+09:002018-01-22T20:41:29.126+09:00First I thought you ment a museum about books and ...First I thought you ment a museum about books and reading, then of course I understood it is the town called Reading. I've been to Reading, but must have missed the museum and its tapestry copy.<br />Thanks for keeping me updated!Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-15819176705758597082018-01-22T20:39:32.735+09:002018-01-22T20:39:32.735+09:00Thank you for the information!
This is the link if...Thank you for the information!<br />This is the link if other readers want to see: http://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/your-visit/permanent-galleries/bayeux-galleryQueeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-36335357564102667312018-01-22T20:28:18.546+09:002018-01-22T20:28:18.546+09:00Oh, yes, there is so much you can tell with stitch...Oh, yes, there is so much you can tell with stitches, and colourful pieces of fabric too, as you well know.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-41758792896175852782018-01-22T20:26:58.093+09:002018-01-22T20:26:58.093+09:00I wonder if M&M (Macron&May) know anything...I wonder if M&M (Macron&May) know anything about embroidery and antique textile. Maybe they should let experts in those fields make the decision....Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-27666646475669806722018-01-22T20:24:05.031+09:002018-01-22T20:24:05.031+09:00I am also wondering if it should travel... I think...I am also wondering if it should travel... I think it is easier for people to go to see the tapestry than for the tapestry to go to see people.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-57592648435319504352018-01-22T19:07:10.166+09:002018-01-22T19:07:10.166+09:00Correction! I meant the museum of Reading, not the...Correction! I meant the museum of Reading, not the BL! Elizabeth's quartershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101589278988943141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-87658590162750866742018-01-22T18:29:00.853+09:002018-01-22T18:29:00.853+09:00Correction! I meant the museum of Reading, not the...Correction! I meant the museum of Reading, not the BL! Elizabeth's quartershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101589278988943141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-48187069987205993282018-01-22T18:25:04.609+09:002018-01-22T18:25:04.609+09:00Did you know there is a copy of the Bayeaux tapest...Did you know there is a copy of the Bayeaux tapestry in the British Library reading room? Due to Victorian prudishness though, the naked figures have their modesty protected with trousers, but that's a whole other story! Thanks for the tutorial, I'll definitely be trying this stitch out.Elizabeth's quartershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101589278988943141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-11692557412421633702018-01-22T11:06:06.029+09:002018-01-22T11:06:06.029+09:00I agree, the embroidered phone cover is a nice gif...I agree, the embroidered phone cover is a nice gift and beautiful too!<br />Thanks for the explanation and tutorial <br />Embroidery is a way of telling a story isn't it?Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494933770754796059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-17871079163217991852018-01-22T00:06:40.383+09:002018-01-22T00:06:40.383+09:00I do wonder whether President Macron asked the con...I do wonder whether President Macron asked the conservator in charge whether the Bayeux Tapestry was fit to travel. It's astonishing it still exists at all, when you consider that apparently during the Revolution it was used to cover goods carts!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322676800314521539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-65336102471698885322018-01-21T23:56:40.647+09:002018-01-21T23:56:40.647+09:00I'm not sure that the Bayeux Tapestry is reall...I'm not sure that the Bayeux Tapestry is really strong enough to travel. It's a lovely idea to offer it on loan, and I would love to see it visiting the BM, but I don't know whether President Macron asked the conservator in charge before making his offer!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322676800314521539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-74341999641024681632018-01-21T21:11:27.663+09:002018-01-21T21:11:27.663+09:00They are quick, so when filling in large areas it ...They are quick, so when filling in large areas it is a good choice. Wool gives much better coverage than other types of less fuzzy thread.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-16429461128163342182018-01-21T21:10:17.452+09:002018-01-21T21:10:17.452+09:00Illustrated books and stories help you understand ...Illustrated books and stories help you understand so much more. When the illustrations are done in embroidery you get that soft warm feeling as well. Thank you for your kindness, but one day I hope to go to see the tapestry in person, and maybe then I can get a little something.<br />Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.com