Don’t miss Tricia‘s post on The Embroiderer’s Story about her visit to Sulgrave Manor to see the bed-curtains in the Great Chamber, an incredible cooperative project. Tricia says,
The project…was to invite embroiderers to stitch tent stitch slips to be applied to velvet curtains…Over the 10 years of the project, around 500 embroiderers from American and England worked the slips. There are over 40 different motifs. In the designs, there were references to both countries as well as the Washington’s in the motifs used as well as keeping them in line with 17th century design ideals. Hundreds of slips were made and sent in and then applied to the curtains by volunteers at Sulgrave. They were then outlined with Kreinik threads.
I just visited the Sulgrave Manor and saw this beautiful work. I would love to know anyone who participated in the effort and if any of the designs are available for purchase. Gorgeous work!!