Sunshine Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I have just has sight of a book by Elizabeth Bradley called 'Decorative Victorian Needlework' its a must have book. I have looked at her website and I would like to have some of her books or patterns. I have seen them on amazon etc but not sure of the content of all her other books.Does any one have any they no longer use, can recommend or would like to swop for something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I just had a look at their website and there are some great designs. I've just had two needlepoint kits (thought I'd try my hand at it) delivered to the MIL's house in the UK because the designs and quality in the UK seem to be miles better than anything I've been able to find locally. We saw some in a shop in Bayeux last October that were the sort of thing we like but it's a bit far to go. Do you know this site?http://www.scottishneedlework.co.uk/They deliver to France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 are there no limits to the man's talents? don't tell me you are now going to reproduce the bayeaux tapestry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Not quite - one's a gold lion on red background - a bit like the Normandy flag but with a bit of extra decoration, the other is a floral. [:)]The Bayeux museum sells some brilliant kits for scenes taken from the tapestry, though they are a bit pricy. I was very tempted when we were there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 They are lovely, Saus, I agree. My old ma' goes to Bayeux every year for a croquet tournament and brought one of these back and did it very successfully - as she's in her 80's it obviously wasn't that problematical. She sneaked Halley's (sp) comet in where it shouldn't have been though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 oh, coops, i should SO have loved to have seen the comet on her tapestry! the mind boggles and i am having SUCH a laugh about it.cassis, the gold lion sounds wonderful but, why don't you do one with a HUGE sausage? Or even better a whole STRING of sausages. i am only half joking; you know, i love those comic strips where sausages (eg in a tom & jerry cartoon) always come in a tremendously long string like paper streamers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I won't see her in the UK for a while but when I do, I'll take a pic of it for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 There was a lovely story not long ago about a young girl with a disability that made it hard for her to get out and about. She started to make her own Bayeuw Tapestry and finished it some 20 plus years later. I will try and find it and the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-cat Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I've been doing needlework (mainly cross-stitch) since 2001 - when I wrecked my back & was house bound for a year. I've always ordered my stuff from www.sewandso.co.uk & they also deliver to france (& my last order arrived in 3 days!!).I've also got the computer programme that allows you to create a kit from a photo - so if anyone wants to do a x-stitch of their favourite photo, let me know!! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I have seen those Ali, is it good? Does it tell you what shades of thread will work best too ? I like cross stitch, I haven't got the patience for anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Does it also calculate thread quantities, Ali? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videfleur Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I have worked for a few companies doing cross stitch and tapestry, got a thank you in one of Julia Hickmans book. Desgin my own too. If anyone is fed up, or cant finish a kit they have do get intouch. Finishing one for my mum at the moment as her eyes are not good enough to complete it Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 [quote user="sweet 17"]oh, coops, i should SO have loved to have seen the comet on her tapestry! the mind boggles and i am having SUCH a laugh about it.[/quote]In Reading Museum there is an exact replica of the Bayeux tapestry except that they put a nappy on the naked baby !http://www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk/BayeuxInfo.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 That isn't a baby...On the original it's a very well-endowed gentleman.I think they also gelded the horses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Thats what the guide told me......perhaps she was being coy[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 I'm not keen to have a gawp at a bloke's dangly bits, covered by a nappy or not, but where exactly is this bloke supposed to be in the tapestry? The scene in question is referred to here:http://www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk/bayeux7.htmIt says he's in the lower border. Damned if I know what they're referring to. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Next time I go into town I'll go and have a look ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 This the Bayeux Tapestry created by the lady with a disability and her story. Edited by a moderator to shorten link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Warning, Will Robinson! Long URL! And it does not work! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Grrrr ! I have just been here and seen the pictures. [8-)]The Photos Edited by a moderator to shorten link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Blimey! The post's expanding faster than the universe! I think you need some kind of password to login on that site - you're probably permanently logged in, Beryl. It works okay with your latest link.And well worth waiting for - thank you. [:)]It's remarkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-cat Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Sorry for only getting back to this thread now - got a new house to clean!!The programme allows you to deside the size of the finished cross-stitch & how many colours you want to use. It automatically produces a table for thread quantities, which I have found to be very exact. At the moment I'm doing a Klimt print - & I've been working on it for nearly a year!! [:-))] (it's been a buzy year, though!!) Edit - Wow!! This is a wide thread!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Okay, I've got my kit, I've set up the canvas on the stretcher frame as per the instructions, I've made my shade card, I've practiced my tent stitch and my half-cross stitch, I can anchor my threads. I've read some tips here: Needlepoint and Cross Stitch Tips.What none of this explains is how you work several thread colours. The pattern I'm working (an Ehrman) has some areas with several colours intermingled, as you would expect. Do I work one colour in an area at a time, or swap between colours as I come to them? Like if you had a mainly yellow area with some green and blue spots inside it, would I do the green and blue spots first and then work the yellow?Or is this really too complicated for a bloke and I should go back to woodwork, welding and masonry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I've edited a couple of the links on this page as was getting a tad wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hastobe Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 People have different techniques. If it is an area of mixed colours then I tend to leave the threads attached (breaking and rejoining makes the work messy) and keep changing threads as I go. Don't let the thread loop any longer than about 4 stitches and always work left to right otherwise you'll end up with it looking uneven and messy.KathiePs our local (male) plumber, who is 6'5" with hands like pit shovels, produces some fabulous tapestries and the best example of exhibition blackwork I have seen was done by a bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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