Whitework - Revision history

Cian: category:embroidery

2004-08-12T02:25:52Z

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	=== Background ===		=== Background ===

	'''Whitework''' generally refers to any type of [[embroidery]] made using white thread and white ground materials. Particularly fine examples are found in German lands in the 13th and 14th centuries		'''Whitework''' generally refers to any type of [[embroidery]] made using white thread and white ground materials. Particularly fine examples are found in [[Germany\|German]] lands in the [[13th century\|13th]] and [[14th century\|14th centuries]].

	=== Materials Used ===		=== Materials Used ===
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	=== Design ===		=== Design ===

	Whitework was a popular form for making ~~altars~~ cloths for [[Lent]]. As such, they often include religious themes. But other surviving examples include [[secular]] figurative and fauna patterns.		Whitework was a popular form for making altar cloths for [[Lent]]. As such, they often include religious themes. But other surviving examples include [[secular]] figurative and fauna patterns.

	=== Extant Pieces ===		=== Extant Pieces ===
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	* Whitework - http://www.bayrose.org/wkneedle/Articles/Whitework.html		* Whitework - http://www.bayrose.org/wkneedle/Articles/Whitework.html
			[[category:embroidery]]

Morgant: fixing self-link

2004-01-06T23:57:26Z

fixing self-link

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	Whitework generally refers to any type of [[embroidery]] made using white thread and white ground materials. Particularly fine examples are found in German lands in the 13th and 14th centuries		'''Whitework''' generally refers to any type of [[embroidery]] made using white thread and white ground materials. Particularly fine examples are found in German lands in the 13th and 14th centuries

	=== Materials Used ===		=== Materials Used ===
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	=== Design ===		=== Design ===

	[[Whitework]] was a popular form for making altars cloths for [[Lent]]. As such, they often include religious themes. But other surviving examples include [[secular]] figurative and fauna patterns.		Whitework was a popular form for making altars cloths for [[Lent]]. As such, they often include religious themes. But other surviving examples include [[secular]] figurative and fauna patterns.

	=== Extant Pieces ===		=== Extant Pieces ===

Jos: links/formatting

2003-11-24T05:06:11Z

links/formatting

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	=== Materials Used ===		=== Materials Used ===

	* white linen, silk or wool thread		* white [[linen]], [[silk]] or [[wool]] thread
	* white linen ground		* white [[linen]] ground

	=== Stitches and Techniques ===		=== Stitches and Techniques ===

	* ~~stem~~ stitch		* [[Stem stitch]]
	* ~~chain~~ stitch		* [[Chain stitch]]
	* ~~split~~ stitch		* [[Split stitch]]
	* couching work		* [[couching]] work

	=== Design ===		=== Design ===

	Whitework was a popular form for making altars cloths for Lent. As such, they often include religious themes. But other surviving examples include secular figurative and fauna patterns.		[[Whitework]] was a popular form for making altars cloths for [[Lent]]. As such, they often include religious themes. But other surviving examples include [[secular]] figurative and fauna patterns.

	=== Extant Pieces ===		=== Extant Pieces ===

	* 14th C Whitework Altar Cloth - http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mona/hob_29.87.htm		* 14th C Whitework Altar Cloth - http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mona/hob_29.87.htm
	* Henicus Secundus Panel - http://www.bayrose.org/wkneedle/Articles/Henry_Secundus.html		* Henicus Secundus Panel - http://www.bayrose.org/wkneedle/Articles/Henry_Secundus.html

	=== External Links ===		=== External Links ===

	* Whitework - http://www.bayrose.org/wkneedle/Articles/Whitework.html		* Whitework - http://www.bayrose.org/wkneedle/Articles/Whitework.html

Jos at 05:04, 3 November 2003

2003-11-03T05:04:11Z

New page

=== Background ===

Whitework generally refers to any type of [[embroidery]] made using white thread and white ground materials. Particularly fine examples are found in German lands in the 13th and 14th centuries

=== Materials Used ===

* white linen, silk or wool thread
* white linen ground

=== Stitches and Techniques ===

* stem stitch
* chain stitch
* split stitch
* couching work

=== Design ===

Whitework was a popular form for making altars cloths for Lent. As such, they often include religious themes. But other surviving examples include secular figurative and fauna patterns.

=== Extant Pieces ===
* 14th C Whitework Altar Cloth - http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mona/hob_29.87.htm
* Henicus Secundus Panel - http://www.bayrose.org/wkneedle/Articles/Henry_Secundus.html

=== External Links ===
* Whitework - http://www.bayrose.org/wkneedle/Articles/Whitework.html