#stumpwork

i’m in a my own exhibition right now

hello i have added another fiber arts to my skill set. be prepared for lots of embroidered insects and botanicals bc my days of embroidered pet portraits are far, far in the future

Frog Purse (circa 1650-1680, England), London Museum.

A small purse shaped like a frog. It is made in two halves: the back is on a hard base with padding on top, the underside is on a more pliable base. The two are seamed together to just below the front legs and are lined with greenish-yellow silk with a gusset at each side to form a tiny purse with a drawstring fastening. The legs are made of wire and shaped with padding. The whole body is covered with poor quality silver-gilt thread wrapped around a visible dark beige silk core in detached buttonhole stitch. The underside is spotted with star-shaped pieces of metal thread. The sides of the body and the back are decorated with lines of couched gilt coil. The eyes are made from black beads, and the drawstring from plaited green silk.

Embroidered Casket. Satin, silk, metal thread, and pearls (1671) Martha Edlin (1660–1725) completed this ornate casket at age eleven as the final challenge of her needlework education. The casket contains secret drawers and a mirror. It preserved Martha's original silver bodkin and miniature tea service for centuries.

"There is Always Light to be Found" Rothschildia silkmoth