Part1 of the opus anglicanum stitch along goes over needed materials and preparing your fabric for embroidery.
Read MoreSo, I tried my hand at bent copper wire circlets as a surprise for Diana a couple days ago.
Read MoreThis is a detail photo of the embroidered bee area on a large scallop-edge veil that I am embroidering for a friend
Read MoreThe bow fibula and matching dress pins were all hand-beaten from copper wire. The style of the fibula is similar to simple bow fibulae made in Europe from approximately the 12th century BC up to the Roman era. Fibula are not only supposed to be beautiful, but serve a functional purpose similar to a modern safety pin.
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