La soffitta del tempo perduto...

....è là , nella mente e nel sogno, dove è possibile recuperare le speranze e le aspettative, dove volere è potere e tutto diviene possibile, dove la fantasia e la creatività non vengono strangolate dai ritmi di una vita frenetica ed il tempo scorre lentamente, dove la mente vola libera senza restrizioni, dove finalmente si è liberi di essere e ci si può rifugiare e prendere un respiro.

The attic of the lost time....is there, in the mind and dreams, where is possible to recover the hopes and the expectations, where what you want is what you can and everything becomes possible, where fantasy and creativity are not strangled from the rhythms of a phrenetic life and time flows slowly, where the mind flyes free with no restrictions, where finally one is free of being and can refuge in and take a breath.

The Pomegranate - PDF instructions available

The Pomegranate - PDF instructions available
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mercoledì 19 dicembre 2012

17th C.English Raised Embroidery reproductions: materials. Part 2 - EMBELLISHMENTS


 Very often  in 17th C. Raised Embroidery we find attached and mixed with the embroidery hard gemstones, crystals and pearls. Those where added to embellish and give realism to the different motifs.
Here you can find some useful links where you can get them if you are thinking to use some in your reproduction:

Round beads available in various kinds in a  mixed pack size:

see seller other items for more kinds.
Hard gemstone cabochon in various kinds and sizes:
http://www.manchesterminerals.co.uk/acatalog/Cabochon_Gems.html
Real Gemstone Cabochon
Freshwater seed pearls:


Glass eyes, 1-2-3 mm for animals :



2mm Glass Eyes on wire - 1 pair - Click Image to Close
1mm Glass Eyes on wire - 1 pair - Click Image to Close

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