Gold Work

Gilt Twist Goldwork Threads for Hand Embroidery - Gilt Twist goldwork threads for hand embroidery great option for goldwork embroidery.

In England, I was fortunate enough to have two private lessons with Nicola Jarvis on goldwork techniques. These few days have helped clarify some things and teach me others that I didn't know. Often I learn from a book or a web site how to do certain techniques and more often than not the instructio

So today at about 4:30pm, I finished all the embroidery work for my RSN Goldwork piece. Pretty excited to say the least, especially after the previous 2 modules took a bit of time after I got home! All I have to do now is mount it and send it off for accessment. Yippee! I thought I would share a couple notes on the "challenges" of this piece: - The intersections where the blossoms overlapped the stem were especially challenging because it meant that the cutwork needed to meet the pearl purl…

This is a technique that's been on my mind for a while - a Long While! I rarely see it on goldwork pieces being designed and embroidered today, but it shows up often on ecclesiastical embroidery pieces from the past. It's a type of raised goldwork. It looks like satin stitch (it's actually surfa

Goldwork Letters Style 3: Cutwork with padding and Pearle Purl edging is here. The final step in our goldwork for lettering series aimed at those who have done some goldwork before and are ready to

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Introduction to Goldwork. This kit teaches you how to couch a cord around a bumblebee to define it, how to cut and lay purl wires and how to cut and apply chippings to give texture to the bees body. The kit comes with all materials included. You will need an embroidery hoop to fit the project, cotton

Laura Baverstock is a specialist hand embroiderer, textile artist, and illustrator who mixes traditional stitching techniques with her contemporary design practice

goldwork pomegranate