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Mountmellick embroidery
What is Mountmellick embroidery?
Mountmellick embroidery originated in the town of Mountmellick, in
County Laois, Ireland around 1825. It is a highly texured white work embroidery,
which uses floral motifs and heavily knotted and padded stitches. The shapes
are big and bold, not small and dainty. The plants featured are traditionally
those that grew in the township of Mountmellick itself, such as oak, blackberry,
dog rose, and ivy. The work features a characteristic knitted lace fringe,
attached to the edge of most pieces of work. Mountmellick embroidery is
growing in popularity around the world as more and more people discover
its enduring beauty.
© Yvette Stanton and Prue Scott 2004.
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Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature
By Yvette Stanton and Prue Scott, 2004
Average Amazon customer rating: 5 stars
You can do Mountmellick embroidery!
What is Mountmellick embroidery? Where does it come from? How can I
learn to do such wonderfully textured embroidery? This manual answers these
questions and more. It will take you step by step through the techniques
and stitches of Mountmellick, from novice to advanced embroiderer, with
helpful diagrams and hints and tips at every stage. There are 15 stunning
projects, graded beginner, intermediate and advanced, to guide you to your
next level of expertise. You will refer to this manual again and again.
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Mountmellick Work: Irish White Embroidery
By Jane Houston-Almqvist, 1997
This book features an excellent history of Mountmellick embroidery.
It describes what makes Mountmellick embroidery unique, and provides information
about the materials. Patterns for the knitted fringe are included. There
are many historical Mountmellick patterns. This book contains a list of
the stitches used (with a drawing of each), but does not provide instructions
for how to work the stitches.
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