Celtic, Viking and Anglo-Saxon Embroidery - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Celtic, Viking and Anglo-Saxon Embroidery write by Jan Messent. This book was released on 2010. Celtic, Viking and Anglo-Saxon Embroidery available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book combines everything held dear to the author's heart in a single volume - embroidery, writing, artwork, history and books. Her beautifully executed creations combine myriad materials, including hand-stitched threads, glued papers, fabrics, fibres, paints and beads, and are presented here as a series of 'altered books', each representing a chapter that follows on from the last, and each exploring one of the major themes of the book, including textiles, stitches, clothing and accessories. Historical facts are ingeniously interwoven with contemporary renditions of ancient artworks, bringing to life the ancient skills of Celtic, Viking and Anglo-Saxon women, and celebrating the centuries-old tradition of embroidery in England that has served as a foundation for present-day excellence.
The Lost Art of the Anglo-Saxon World
The Lost Art of the Anglo-Saxon World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Lost Art of the Anglo-Saxon World write by Alexandra Lester-Makin. This book was released on 2019-11-01. The Lost Art of the Anglo-Saxon World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This latest title in the highly successful Ancient Textiles series is the first substantial monograph-length historiography of early medieval embroideries and their context within the British Isles. The book brings together and analyses for the first time all 43 embroideries believed to have been made in the British Isles and Ireland in the early medieval period. New research carried out on those embroideries that are accessible today, involving the collection of technical data, stitch analysis, observations of condition and wear-marks and microscopic photography supplements a survey of existing published and archival sources. The research has been used to write, for the first time, the ‘story’ of embroidery, including what we can learn of its producers, their techniques, and the material functions and metaphorical meanings of embroidery within early medieval Anglo-Saxon society. The author presents embroideries as evidence for the evolution of embroidery production in Anglo-Saxon society, from a community-based activity based on the extended family, to organized workshops in urban settings employing standardized skill levels and as evidence of changing material use: from small amounts of fibers produced locally for specific projects to large batches brought in from a distance and stored until needed. She demonstrate that embroideries were not simply used decoratively but to incorporate and enact different meanings within different parts of society: for example, the newly arrived Germanic settlers of the fifth century used embroidery to maintain links with their homelands and to create tribal ties and obligations. As such, the results inform discussion of embroidery contexts, use and deposition, and the significance of this form of material culture within society as well as an evaluation of the status of embroiderers within early medieval society. The results contribute significantly to our understanding of production systems in Anglo-Saxon England and Ireland.
The Bayeux Tapestry Embroiderers' Story
The Bayeux Tapestry Embroiderers' Story - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Bayeux Tapestry Embroiderers' Story write by Jan Messent. This book was released on 2010. The Bayeux Tapestry Embroiderers' Story available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Blending historical facts and an absorbing account concentrating on the practical aspects of creating such a mammoth piece of art, this survey examines the mysteries behind a centuries-old artifact, the Bayeux Tapestry. Through vividly detailed illustrations impeccably true to the piece's intricately worked characters and elements, this volume offers a thoughtful envisioning of the stories of the women involved in embroidering the piece--their identities, materials, methods, organization, working conditions, and venues. Incorporating a sketchbook feel that evokes a sense of a work in process, the chronicle pieces together an extensively researched and colorful narrative that helps place the famous embroidery in a plausible context. The author's reconstruction of the final eight feet that are missing from the tapestry will be of particular interest to embroiderers."--Publisher's description.
Stiches in Time
Stiches in Time - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Stiches in Time write by . This book was released on 2005. Stiches in Time available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Embroidered Portraits
Embroidered Portraits - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Embroidered Portraits write by Jan Messent. This book was released on 2012. Embroidered Portraits available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "With a different and delightfully practical approach to a traditional and time-honored subject, Jan Messent shows you how to create portraits in stitch. There are simple instructions for shaping and padding different-angled heads, creating faces, adding features and stitching the hair and garments, as well as explorations of the most suitable fabrics, stitches, threads and embellishments to use. Within this book you will discover a host of personalities, including a mysterious white Edwardian lady, the formidable Bess of Hardwicke and a 'book-box' that opens to reveal exquisite renditions of Cinderella and Prince Charming. All of Jan's portraits are filled with character and charm, and have a timeless appeal that will enthral and excite textile artists and embroiderers alike"--Dust jacket cover.
