Flosstube #37 “Stitching in the Renaissance” The Legacy of Handmade Objects

[@christinem8383]

Thanks!

[@christinewitney88]

What a fantastic history lesson combining my two favourite subjects, cross stitch and British royalty.
Thank you so much.

[@garysligh7020]

@@christinewitney88 I am so glad you enjoyed it!

[@akhquilts]

Thank you for the informative presentation. I love the history you provided. Also the direction and references to further our interest.

[@garysligh7020]

Thanks for being a part of the journey.

[@TheStitchingOwl]

Absolutely fascinating.🦉

[@garysligh7020]

Many thanks!

[@lazylindacrocheter4998]

I really enjoyed this history of Mary Queen of Scotts

[@garysligh7020]

Thank you. She is a fascinating person.

[@nerdystitcher]

🙂🙂

[@carolvenables3970]

Gary I've learned more about English history from you and I'm English 😅 I'm ordering that book Threads of Life thank you Gary x

[@garysligh7020]

Excellent!

[@pamwoods7564]

This was a fascinating presentation by focusing the importance on needlework on women and their use of it to make themselves heard! Loved it! Thank you. Curiosity: did you participate in the Discover Leesburg last Friday? I sure hope so because you and your shop are such a wonderful and important part of the revival of Leesburg. Dave and I are looking forward to visiting again real soon.

[@garysligh7020]

My shop was open late on Friday!

[@charj57]

Wow!
That was VERY interesting about dressing the doll in the current fashion to send the betrothed. You’d think these women would say no thank you after what happened to numbers 2, 3, 4…. Etc

[@garysligh7020]

Yeah, but I don’t think the women had the option to say no.

[@njheise]

Gary, you mention that Anne Boleyn brought over Blackwork from Spain- the first time I thought you may have mis-spoken but then after the second time I wasn’t sure.
It was Catharine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s first wife ( who was actually betrothed to Henry’s elder brother first who passed away - an alliance between Spain and England ) who introduced the reversible patterns of Blackwork ( aka Holbein stitch or double running stitch ) to the Tudor court.
Anne Boleyn was Elizabeth I ‘s mother
Hope you don’t mind my comment
Nupur

[@garysligh7020]

Not at all. And I did misspeak. Catherine of Aragon brought it over. Sometimes when I get to rambling I stray from my notes. I used to give my students extra credit when they caught me in a mistake. Well done!

[@njheise]

@@garysligh7020 I figured you did … not looking for extra credit 🤣
I have been reading the biographies of all the characters of that time ever since my teenage years and my interest in history and how needlework was used as a language to convey so much ( from status to hidden meanings / messages to symbolism to common motifs shared by cultures ) is an ongoing study as I explore the various techniques/ traditions of needlework in countries. I am glad you are enjoying your reading … there is another interesting book showcasing the needlework of Mary, Queen of Scots and Bess of Hardwicke, who was a very accomplished needleworker in her own right. It was written by Margaret Swain ( I have the hardcover version / it may be out of print and available on the secondary market )
Have a good time in Virginia !
Nupur

[@wolfheart831]

I had never seen the painted canvases until I visited Needle Orts in Alamonte Springs. Can you talk more about them one day? How they are painted, stitched? Thank you! Stay well!

[@garysligh7020]

@@wolfheart831 sounds like a great idea.