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April 15, 2008

Redwork

I love redwork. I've done some (though I don't seem to have any pictures of it). I took a class in it years ago and love the simplicity of just using the one color thread. There is a lot of history around redwork also. I found this source online which explains some of it.

Around Flickr, there are many wonderful redwork examples - there are so many it was hard to choose, so I just chose some from the Embroidery pool to show as inspirations. I love the many ways you ladies have used redwork!



1. Redwork blocks flowers, 2. Redwork for a penny square swap, 3. Lois Lenski illustration done in redwork, 4. 130pres_quilt, 5. environment friendly giftwrap, 6. Birds for Kleas' ATC swap, 7. Stickmustertuch, 8. VintageFrenchRedwork02.jpg, 9. Invasion 2, 10. Stitchette, 11. Elf Stitchette, 12. Jenny Stocker Tea Cozy redwork, 13. Redwork Flour Sack Towel, 14. Redwork Embroidery, 15. redwork rabbit, 16. redwork Embroidery tea towels

9 comments:

  1. Wow gorgeous photos. I'd love to do some red-stitch too. Could you give us some technique posts?

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  2. Please could you do a tutorial. It looks so lovely.

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  3. i love redwork! i have a piece that i have named "my forever wip." i posted about it here...
    http://buraellen.blogspot.com/2007/05/my-forever-wip.html

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  4. I love Red and white anything, and I can't believe that I haven't yet made any red work, the photos have inspired me to try my hand at a couple of project that I have my eye on. Thanks!!

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  5. I love redwork! I seems like there's never enough mentioned about it. Thanks for posting all those gorgeous pictures.

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  6. I´ve discovered I´m a Feeling Stitchy FAN!!! I´ve done my first red work inspired by it (the little house I posted in my blog)! and now I´m embroydering the gnome free pattern posted by Floresita!!! I just LOVE doing red work!!! I´m going to send you/Floresita theses projects´ photos, OK? Sorry my blog is in Portuguese...

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  7. i feel so honored to have a place in your mosaic Jackie! thank you !! :) just seeing all the redwork like this makes me want to get out the embroidery thread.

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