In blackwork, double running is the primary stitch, but it's not the stitch which creates the doublesidedness. It's the actual pattern--i.e., how it is executed.
Arlys On Sat, 5 May 2007 23:02:40 -0500 (CDT) Robin Netherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Sat, 5 May 2007, Susan B. Farmer wrote: > > > There are lots of examples from this period both in English and > > Italian art where the collar/cuffs are embroidered with the > > implication that both sides will be seen -- more can be > forthcoming if > > you need additional examples. I don't know what the earliest such > > example is, though. > > I've sent my contact the images already cited as proof-of-concept > for > Tudor period, and the information posted here that there were > stitches > that could be reversible. That's a good start, but for publication > purposes she needs a published source on the stitch types for that > period > (as seen in real examples); is there a book that examines historic > stitching with close regard to period, e.g. not just saying "this > stitch > is medieval" but rather "these stitches appear in X type of > artifacts from > Y time and Z place"? > > Holy grail here would be examples of embroidery from c. 1400 clearly > meant > to be viewed on the reverse. Possibly not available, though. Extant > pieces > from 1400 are a lot rarer than from 1550. > > But it's not my area so I don't know all the standard sources the > way I do > in my own specialties. > > --Robin > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
