Student Works in the Society of Creative Anachronism
Kit from class with a pre-made Coif by Erin Penn
Progress photograph by Erin Penn
Progress Photograph by Erin Penn
Progress Photograph by Erin Penn
STUDENT : Erin Penn - Prudence the Curious
Bead Embroidery Coif - Historic applications and the learning of Bead/Pearl Embroidery processes.
Kingdom of Atlantia - University # 102- Hendersonville, NC
STUDENT : Elspeth Meresberie
Bead Embroidery Coif - Historic applications and the learning of Bead/Pearl Embroidery processes.
Kingdom of Atlantia - University # 102- Hendersonville, NC
" I know I am a little late for WIP Wednesday, but here is what I am working on. My thanks to Catherine Yvonne King for a University class she taught and the inspiration. The gold beads are size 15 beads and the blue/green are size 11.
Student: HLady Lucrezia Sarta di Napoli ( Sandy Wheeler)
I had been gifted a bracelet made by Adair of Maxywell in the byzantine weave of chainmaille. I wanted to make a matching necklace. Adair offered to teach a class on Byzantine woven chainmaille. We started the weave and progressed through a few sections of the pattern together. Adair then told me to try it on my own. The class was well taught. It was kept simple with directions I could easily follow. Above is the result of my work and Adair's teaching.
Lucrezia
I was pleased to coordinate the medallion for my apprentice, Lady Adair of Makyswell. Given her excellence at beaded embroidery, I started researching her technique and designed a pearl medallion made with the glass beads. After confirming the bead shapes appropriate for our art, I decided to use cylindrical beads (a teal color) to outline the pearl and the round shapes for the interior body. A large drop pearl earring (costume jewelry) was repurposed as its center. The shape of the medallion was sketched and resized before transferring it to the linen fabric using a light table. I basted additional material to the linen to provide extra stabilization to the overall project. I used two needles to complete the embroidery. One needle held beads were threaded onto a couching thread and positioned prior to sewing through each bead with a second thread to anchor the bead in place. I used navy silk thread to secure the beads. The anchoring stitch was applied like a back stitch to allow some movement of the bead for direction changes along the curves of the outline. The finished medallion included a leather backing whipstitched around the perimeter of the medallion and a kumihimo cord made of blue and white cotton by my Lord husband.
A side note for you: all of the materials were reused / repurposed. Not that you are not worth buying new goodies but I thought you would enjoy the history behind some of my selections.
The beads came from a bracelet my Lord husband brought back from Castle Wars he attended in either 2018 or 2019, I cannot remember which. The pearl for the center was jewelry set purchased at Yule Toy Tourney from a local artisan whose name now escapes me. The linen was left over from one of Robert's blackwork examplars. The material used from padding was from a kitchen napkin I used at WOW. It had burn marks and some soot stains that would not wash out. I felt, given my art, it was appropriate. The leather and threads were new but on-hand.
Mistress Annora Hall, Laurel
Elspeth Meresberie designed a lovely class based on the Beaded Veil technique and we used her classwork to do cup covers/mug covers. We had a lovely day in the Canton of Stormwall working on these and many of us got carried away and made multiples. One must always support and encourage their students as their incredible imaginations soar.
Participants:
Sandy Mercurio Wheeler, Kim Schuman Holt, Faye Conant, Laura, Patty Webb, Mary Murphy. Elspeth was too shy to have her photo taken, we were only able to get one photo.
I went ahead and figured out the bead count for changing to a size 15 bead which done in traditional Adair colors with pearls.
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From: "quiltinglioness@juno.com" <quiltinglioness@juno.com>
To: adairofmakyserll@gmail.com
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 19:37:52 GMT
Subject: Re: University of Atlantia - Bead Embroidery Coif Feb 2021
Adair,
I took your beaded coif class last year and realized I never did send you any pictures of my finished piece. So here it is .... I lined it with green linen and added ties in case I wanted to secure it that way.
Hope you like the final result!
Melissande of Berwick
aka Melissa Dawson
East Kingdom, Barony of Carolingia
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quiltinglioness@juno.com
Jan 4, 2022, 6:54 PM (3 days ago)
Ahh - I am glad you liked it! It was fun to do - especially picking out the color combinations for each leaf and flower. I tried to make the flowers all different - even slightly.
Yes - you have my permission to use my information and photos for your gallery.
I used to teach beginning quilting and remember how gratifying it was when a student would show me their finished work.
~ Melissande
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To Bead a lovely Seahorse
Class presented at the University of Atlantia - Session # UA 109
First Student to complete - Jennifer Barringer. Size 11 beads and such a beautiful token or favor this would make.
War of the Wings 2023- " Saints and Sinners " Class in Silver and Gold Work with Bead Embroidery - Friday at 10:00 am
Good Morning Atlantia,
On Friday morning at 10:00 am in A&S 6 I will be teaching Spike in Silver purl and Bead and Pearl Embroidery. I have enclosed the QR to download the Bead Embroidery 101 and a Spike pattern. As we have only one hour - to save time and your money I have included a supplies list for beads, thread and backing. I will be bringing Silver purl and now I will bring Gold purl and metallic threads as many have requested to learn the couching technique and plunging of the metallic threads outlining other than Spike such as a flower. I will have samples of Bead Embroidery foundation but you can acquire at Michaels or your local beading store to prepare for class ahead of time. Where the supply list reference Size 11 and 15 silver beads you can bring permanent finish gold beads if you would like to use gold purl-purl.
I will be bringing a multitude of Sequins (spangles), gold and silver purl, metallic threads, glass pearls (only small quantities are required), and lots of samples to view (who does not love gold and silver).
It is my goal to start laying the gold/silver with couching and beginning the processes of Bead Embroidery for the 1 hour that we have.
Baroness Adair of Makyswell
Catherine King
Still awaiting two of the large Silver Spikes from Baroness Evelynne Merrimet and another Student.
The above photograph is Evelynn Merrimet's submission for the Laurel Competition of "Doing Something New".
Adaire,
I got your notes; figured out what I did not have; ordered the stuff; picked up the stuff two days later; read the notes again; decided on a design and made the draw string felt pouch you see here. I like it, what do you think.. I will not be afraid to put it on an A&S table and it will swell the number of entries at the laurel competition at WoW. I don't expect to win but then I just learned this like two weeks before WoW, sooo what can they expect.
I am working on another project. I have a long strip of very nice gray wool that is scrap. I am putting small beaded designs from cross stich patterns on the wool. I will cut off the piece when finished and make small pin cushions for baronial largess. I will bring any I finish to add to my display.
We are scheduled to lead dance Wednesday night so we have to be there by then. I hope to take your Friday class. Can you send the "you will need" list along. What other fabrics work well with the beads? I think you mentioned linen? That seems not stiff or thick enough, I have enjoyed hiding the thread when I need to get from here to there with the felt. Any tips?
Thanks for your help. See you there.
Evelynne