The book “Raised Embroidery – a practical guide to decorative stumpwork” by Barbara and Ray Hirst (1993 ISBN 1-85391-203-4) was my intoduction to Stumpwork…I loved what I found on those pages…Stumpwork is made up of background stitches (most of which are stitches that are used for crazy quilt seams), Needlelace and slips which are embroidered seperatly and then appliqued to the stumpwork background, I decided that a Sampler was the way to start and tonights detail is the first strip of the Sampler which is 4 inch wide x 13 1/2 inches long…I have also added some links to a few sites for those that would like to know more about the history of Stumpwork.
Links to further information on the History of Stumpwork
Rissa’s Pieces stumpwork old and new
Whiteworks stumpwork
JMD Designs “Stumpwork” Embroidery
An example of stumpwork from the 17th century
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