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Mountmellick Embroidery

Inspired by Nature
By Prue Scott and Yvette Stanton
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Mountmellick Embroidery by Prue Scott and Yvette Stanton delves into the rich tradition of Mountmellick's unique whitework embroidery style. Accompanied by detailed instructions and illustrations, it explores the historical significance and techniques that define this craft, offering a comprehensive guide for both beginners and experienced needleworkers interested in preserving this intricate art form within the broader context of arts and culture.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might like this book if you have an interest in traditional Irish needlework, appreciate detailed embroidery techniques, or enjoy exploring cultural crafts. This book offers a combination of history, detailed instructions, and beautiful illustrations, making it ideal for both beginners and experienced embroiderers seeking to expand their skills.

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Mountmellick is a style of embroidery dating from around 1825 and originating from the town of Mountmellick in County Laois, Ireland. The embroidery is always white on white with a floral motif interpreted in a highly textured stitching.

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Mountmellick Embroidery by Prue Scott and Yvette Stanton is now fully revised and expanded.

Mountmellick embroidery is a highly textured form of whitework embroidery, originating from the town of Mountmellick in Ireland, around 1825.

While it is sometimes referred to as Montmellick, Mt Mellick, Mountmellic, or even Montmellic, Mountmellick is the correct spelling as it is taken from the name of the town in County Laois (pronounced 'leash') in Ireland.

Mountmellick embroidery uses floral motifs and heavily knotted and padded stitches. The plants featured are traditionally those that grew in the township of Mountmellick itself, such as oak, blackberry, dog rose, and ivy.

Mountmellick embroidery is highly textured with many knotted and padded stitches used. Part of the fun of working Mountmellick embroidery is playing around with the stitches and working variations of them. On some historical examples of Mountmellick, there were only a limited number of stitches used. However, due to all their variations, the effect produced was highly patterned and varied.

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Reviewers praise Mountmellick Embroidery for its detailed exploration of an Irish whitework technique inspired by nature. The book is admired for providing a thorough history, clear explanations of materials, and easy-to-follow stitching diagrams. It features traditional and contemporary projects, making it suitable for stitchers of all levels.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780975767726

Publisher: Vetty Creations

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 February 2008

Country: Australia

Imprint: Vetty Creations

Illustration: 104 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 195.0mm

Height: 275.0mm

Weight: 411g

Pages: 104

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Arts & Culture Arts and Crafts Non-Fiction Prue Scott Yvette Stanton

About the Author

Yvette Stanton is the publisher and designer behind Vetty Creations. She has a passion for whitework embroidery, and a passion for sharing it with others. Yvette has written three books on whitework, one of them with her twin sister, Prue Scott. Yvette is an accredited tutor with the Embroiderers Guild of NSW, and teaches embroidery classes, specialising in whitework at shops and guild groups around Australia. Yvette Stanton and Prue Scott are award-winning embroiderers with over 15 years' experience of producing beautiful intricate embroideries. Both Prue and Yvette have a particular love for whitework embroidery. Prue is also a trained botanist and botanical artist, and her beautiful designs are a feature of this book. Yvette's previous book, Elegant Hardanger Embroidery was published in 2002 by Simon & Schuster (Kangaroo Press). Both authors live in Sydney. Visit Yvette's blogspot at http://vettycreations.com.au/white-threads/

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