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Embroidery in Elizabethan Times
Wednesday 28th of February 2007 11:14:20 PM
While held captive for nineteen years, Mary, Queen of Scots, spent a lot of time producing images using embroidery. The pictures that she created have been the subject of controversy in some embroidering circles. During a lecture in Maine, USA, on embroidery, Michele Goldman, owner of Fiberphilia, made reference to the feud between Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth I that was going on silently through the embroidered images the two women produced.(c)Lucretious, www.sxc.hu embroidery was considered an honourable pastime for wealthy women during Elizabethan times in part because of the intricate work involved. As for the feelings of hatred between the women, Goldman said, “Textile art can be as edgy as other media - you're just using fibre instead of clay or paint.” She went on to give an example of the type of embroidery that Queen Mary had created. It was a picture of God’s hand pruning a vine. The caption underneath translates to ‘Together we will rip off that fruitless vine.’ The picture is in reference to the fact that Queen Elizabeth I was not able to have children.
As for the amount of work it took for a piece of embroidery to be complete, the collar that Queen Elizabeth I wore for the famous “Ditchley Portrait” by Marcus Gheeraerts, took seventy-five hours to complete two inches. This is because the method of embroidery used called, “reticella” was considered one of the most complex at the time.
These days, embroidery is not as popular a pastime as it once was, but there are still those who enjoy creating beautiful clothing items and other items. Even though these items do not have the intrigue of the pieces done by Mary, Queen of Scots, they still take time and dedication to complete.
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