How do you do Stumpwork embroidery?

How do you do Stumpwork embroidery?

Appliqué style stumpwork:

  1. Start by outlining the shape with angled buttonhole stitches.
  2. Fill in the shape with long and short stitches. Change thread colors to create shading.
  3. Cut out the shape close to the edge, being careful to not cut into the stitches. Add an anti-fray product if necessary.

Why is it called Stumpwork?

The term stumpwork is used to describe a style of raised embroidery which was popular in England between 1650 and 1700. Before this period the use of such raised embroidery techniques was mostly confined to ecclesiastical garments.

What is Stumpwork in needlepoint?

Stumpwork, also known as raised embroidery uses an array of different materials and embroidery techniques to tell a contemporary story in stitch using three dimensional elements. Techniques include silk work, goldwork, counted work, flat and raised stitching, bead work, padding and needlelace.

When did Stumpwork originate?

raised work, also called Stump Work, form of embroidery practiced in England in the 17th century, characterized by biblical and mythological scenes of padded plants, animals, birds, and the like in high relief.

How do you add texture to embroidery?

Here are just a few ways you can begin to play with enhancing the composition of your hand embroidery projects to include more texture.

  1. Choose a textured fabric.
  2. Use 3D objects.
  3. Stitch with a variety of threads and fibers.
  4. Embroider on non-woven surfaces.
  5. Try hand appliqué.
  6. Use dimensional stitches.

When did stumpwork originate?

What is raised embroidery called?

Stumpwork embroidery (also called raised embroidery) is any dimensional embroidery piece. It originated in mid-1600s England, and is most commonly used in nature scenes — for example, the leaves and petals on a flower, or the wings of pretty dragonflies.

What is a stumpwork casket?

Embroidered caskets decorated with raised or stumpwork were produced in England in considerable numbers in the period 1660-90 by young girls, almost invariably amateurs, practising their needlework skills.

How to do 3D Stumpwork embroidery?

You can use various stitches to add a 3D effect to your stumpwork embroidery. These include knotted, woven, detached and couched stitches. Some stitch names even give you a hint, like raised fishbone. raised buttonhole flowers or velvet stitch. The photos below show raised stem band. Take short straight stitches across the width of the shape.

What are the different types of stumpwork stitch?

Various stitches can be employed to add a 3D effect to your stumpwork embroidery. These include knotted, woven, detached and couched stitches. Some stitch names even give you a hint, like raised fishbone. raised buttonhole flowers or velvet stitch. The photos below show raised stem band..

How do you make a stumpwork design raised?

There are many ways of creating the raised elements of a stumpwork design. Let’s look at each of these. One or more layers of stitches, worked in alternate directions, acts as a padded base under a motif. I did this with the cream cotton thread in the photo below.

When did you first hear of Stumpwork embroidery?

I first heard of the Stumpwork embroidery technique in the late 1980s which was perfect timing! I had sadly put my bobbin lace pillow away due to having a toddler around worried that he would pull out the pins and tangle my bobbins. Needlelace, a technique used in stumpwork, allowed me to continue my lacemaking, without all those pins!