Embroidering Our Heritage: The Dinner Party NeedleworkIn beautifully hand-drawn pages, Judy Chicago continues the saga of "The Dinner Party, which symbolizes the history of women's achievements and struggles through the 39 china painted plates and the elaborately embroidered runners. |
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Page 213
... stumpwork " comes from several sources . Small wooden molds from France called " stumps " were used to raise the body parts of the figures in this " embroidery on the stump . " Patterns printed or stamped on fabric became available for ...
... stumpwork " comes from several sources . Small wooden molds from France called " stumps " were used to raise the body parts of the figures in this " embroidery on the stump . " Patterns printed or stamped on fabric became available for ...
Page 215
... which I made the drawings for the runner . Her style was closer to the quality of stumpwork than mine , which sometimes tends to be too refined . Detail : top of runner . Detail : back of runner . I practiced for a. 215.
... which I made the drawings for the runner . Her style was closer to the quality of stumpwork than mine , which sometimes tends to be too refined . Detail : top of runner . Detail : back of runner . I practiced for a. 215.
Page 285
... Stumpwork . Style of raised embroidery popular in the 17th century . ( Pp . 212–13 ) Surface stitching . Embroi- dery worked across a fabric ground . Tabby weaving . ( Also , plain weave . ) Simplest form of weaving , in which warp and ...
... Stumpwork . Style of raised embroidery popular in the 17th century . ( Pp . 212–13 ) Surface stitching . Embroi- dery worked across a fabric ground . Tabby weaving . ( Also , plain weave . ) Simplest form of weaving , in which warp and ...
Contents
Part Two Embroidering Our Heritage | 23 |
Marcella | 106 |
Saint Bridget | 112 |
Copyright | |
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