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[[image:crown.jpg|thumb|right|Tent Stitch on [[linen]] [[canvas]]]] |
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'''Tent stitch''' was a popular and easy to work [[embroidery]] stitch used extensively for creating richly decorated furnishings. |
'''Tent stitch''' was a popular and easy to work [[embroidery]] stitch used extensively for creating richly decorated furnishings. |
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* The first was made using tent stitch, [[silk]] thread and [[linen]] ground. The pattern was drawn on the ground and it was then embroidered using coloured [[silk]] threads. The whole of the linen ground was covered in stitching. This technique was used extensively for furnishings such as [[table carpet]]s, cushions and bed valances. |
* The first was made using tent stitch, [[silk]] thread and [[linen]] ground. The pattern was drawn on the ground and it was then embroidered using coloured [[silk]] threads. The whole of the linen ground was covered in stitching. This technique was used extensively for furnishings such as [[table carpet]]s, cushions and bed valances. |
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* The second technique was the making of [[slips]] |
* The second technique was the making of [[slips]]; tent-stitched [[flower]]s and other figures that were cut from the [[linen]] ground and [[applique]]d to another fabric, often [[velvet]]. |
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=== External Links === |
=== External Links === |
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* How to do Tent Stitch - http://www.needlepoint.org/StitchOfTheMonth/98-02.htm |
* How to do Tent Stitch - http://www.needlepoint.org/StitchOfTheMonth/98-02.htm |
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* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=447 Atlantian A&S Links: Canvaswork] |
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Latest revision as of 05:17, 14 September 2007
Tent stitch was a popular and easy to work embroidery stitch used extensively for creating richly decorated furnishings.
There were two main techniques:
- The first was made using tent stitch, silk thread and linen ground. The pattern was drawn on the ground and it was then embroidered using coloured silk threads. The whole of the linen ground was covered in stitching. This technique was used extensively for furnishings such as table carpets, cushions and bed valances.
- The second technique was the making of slips; tent-stitched flowers and other figures that were cut from the linen ground and appliqued to another fabric, often velvet.
External Links
- How to do Tent Stitch - http://www.needlepoint.org/StitchOfTheMonth/98-02.htm
- Atlantian A&S Links: Canvaswork
