Excerpt from Walter Cahn, Masterpieces: Chapters on the History of an Idea, Princeton, 1979
“The exercise of a profession during the Middle Ages necessitated admission to a guild or corporation, made manifest by the candidate’s recognition as a master. This step marked the end of a period of apprenticeship, often followed by a further stage of training as a journeyman. The ultimate moment in this process of qualification was obviously of the greatest importance to the young artisan and to the corporation alike. The former depended on its successful outcome for the possibility of earning his livelihood. For the latter, a number of contradictory pressures were involved. It was desirable for the collective prosperity and welfare that a sufficient number of new master be admitted. The new arrivals assured the continuity of an enterprise and the material security of the household following the death of the former head. In good…
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My late Aunt was a cottage artist in needlework. She created beautiful lace doilies and on a grander scale, she created tapestries as well. She sent me a glorious piece that she’d made for my wedding present. I had it framed and protected with glass and it’s one of my best loved pieces of beauty.
I can’t make anything of that sort myself, but I love seeing the work of other artists. Seeing how THE Masters worked simply blew my mind.
How interesting, Meeks, I love tapestry and did a bit as a girl. I made a few lovely pieces. I also like applique and needlework. I am very good at that kind of detailed artwork. Maybe one day I’ll have time to pick it up again. So many lovely things to do and such limited time [sigh!]. PS my review of The Vintage Egg is live on Roberta Writes.
I love all that beautiful, detailed work too, but my Mum never did any so the big influence in my life was my Dad who taught me about structural engineering, carpentry, gardening type things. Most went right over my head, of course, but to this day I love making dollshouses and landscaping my garden. Our parents lay the groundwork for much of what we later do with our lives. 🙂
The detail is awesome such beauty in a carefully placed stitch…loved the picture of the reverse I remember being taught to take as much care of the back as the front of my embroidery my nan was a stickler for neatness…sigh
lol! Yes, that surprised me as well. I can only assume that the transition of colours was so constant that ‘they’ couldn’t work them in.
Actually, I’d imagine the Masters judging the work might have picked up on that as well. I’ll ask Pinky.
Oh my sainted aunt…I don’t have IG and won’t get it, not for love or money, but if Krakenkreations is anything to go by, there are some modern day Masters out there!
Sorry, Dawn, but I refuse to have anything to do with any product owned by Facebook. I know that makes me miss out on a lot of beautiful stuff, but it’s a matter of principle. 😦
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November 25th, 2020 at 6:40 pm
Intriguing, Meeks.
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November 26th, 2020 at 8:48 am
My late Aunt was a cottage artist in needlework. She created beautiful lace doilies and on a grander scale, she created tapestries as well. She sent me a glorious piece that she’d made for my wedding present. I had it framed and protected with glass and it’s one of my best loved pieces of beauty.
I can’t make anything of that sort myself, but I love seeing the work of other artists. Seeing how THE Masters worked simply blew my mind.
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November 26th, 2020 at 2:59 pm
How interesting, Meeks, I love tapestry and did a bit as a girl. I made a few lovely pieces. I also like applique and needlework. I am very good at that kind of detailed artwork. Maybe one day I’ll have time to pick it up again. So many lovely things to do and such limited time [sigh!]. PS my review of The Vintage Egg is live on Roberta Writes.
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November 27th, 2020 at 7:41 am
I love all that beautiful, detailed work too, but my Mum never did any so the big influence in my life was my Dad who taught me about structural engineering, carpentry, gardening type things. Most went right over my head, of course, but to this day I love making dollshouses and landscaping my garden. Our parents lay the groundwork for much of what we later do with our lives. 🙂
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November 28th, 2020 at 1:11 am
They do. My Granny Joan showed me how to make dolls houses out of wooden tomato boxes. Of course, you don’t get those anymore.
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November 28th, 2020 at 6:35 am
I actually remember those! I suspect you get at least some of your artistic bent from your Granny Joan. 🙂
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November 25th, 2020 at 11:57 am
The detail is awesome such beauty in a carefully placed stitch…loved the picture of the reverse I remember being taught to take as much care of the back as the front of my embroidery my nan was a stickler for neatness…sigh
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November 26th, 2020 at 8:52 am
lol! Yes, that surprised me as well. I can only assume that the transition of colours was so constant that ‘they’ couldn’t work them in.
Actually, I’d imagine the Masters judging the work might have picked up on that as well. I’ll ask Pinky.
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November 26th, 2020 at 8:55 am
Just checked and apparently it did have something to do with the sheer quantity of different coloured threads used.
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November 26th, 2020 at 11:52 am
I thought so but good know they were not just being sloppy…
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November 27th, 2020 at 7:42 am
-giggles- Yes!
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November 25th, 2020 at 4:58 am
I had to go over and see the detail, Andrea. I highly encourage others to do the same. Wow. Amazing.
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November 25th, 2020 at 9:34 am
Aren’t they stunning? Who would have thought you could create such beauty with a needle and thread instead of paint and brushes???
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November 25th, 2020 at 9:47 am
Works of are really. Patience and an absolutely flawless eye for color. It has to be perfect the first stitch. They’re amazing.
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November 26th, 2020 at 9:08 am
Oh! I didn’t think of that. Yes…absolutely no margin for error! Wow..
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November 26th, 2020 at 10:24 am
🙂
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November 24th, 2020 at 6:18 pm
Good morning. I’m going to introduce you to a couple of wonderful embroiderers. I don’t know if you do Instagram, so I’m including other options too, but here we go…
https://www.instagram.com/jessdewahls/ and https://www.jessdewahls.com/
https://www.instagram.com/the_sewing_songbird/ and https://twitter.com/Gtilleymatthews
https://www.instagram.com/krakenkreationscath/ and https://krakenkreations.co.uk/product-category/anatomical-embroideries/
If you don’t have an IG account, you really should consider it. I think you can do so from the pc now, not only a mobile. My timeline is filled with joy and awesome crafting. x
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November 25th, 2020 at 9:39 am
Oh my sainted aunt…I don’t have IG and won’t get it, not for love or money, but if Krakenkreations is anything to go by, there are some modern day Masters out there!
Sorry, Dawn, but I refuse to have anything to do with any product owned by Facebook. I know that makes me miss out on a lot of beautiful stuff, but it’s a matter of principle. 😦
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November 25th, 2020 at 8:35 pm
I know, and that’s cool. I’ll tag you on twit instead 😉
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November 26th, 2020 at 8:26 am
Ta muchly. 😀
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