Last Saturday I went to a day work shop on embroidery, there we learnt Flame Stitch and Blackwork. It was great fun - although I was the youngest there! Most ladies there had done embroidery or quilting before, or had sewing as a general hobby.
We were given a power point talk about Abbotsford and the ladies who lived there. Abbotsford House is the former house of Sir Walter Scott the famous Scottish poet and novelist. The house is in between Galashiels and Melrose in the Scottish Borders.
He and his wife built the house around an old farm house, and there are many quirks to it - such as the "hangmans door" that was built into a tower outside the guests bedroom window!
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| The house was full of books - in the study and the living area - all around the walls! |
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| Hand painted Asian Wallpaper |
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| Me in the Asian room. |
We were then given a tour of the house by Sandra the educational officer and also by Alison Delaney the embroidery artist - we got both a historical view point and a creative/designer view. We were then told to take pictures of details we found interesting and could some how be put into embroidery.
Here is some pictures of Alison's work:
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| Blackwork - like cross stitch, but always black on white. |
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| Flame stitch purse with some black work samples. |
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| Cows |
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| The river Tweed. |
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| Rugby club |
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| My attempt on even weave and pearl embroidery thread. I was told the stitches should have covered two holes not one. Abbotsford also have a facebook page and a website. |
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