Name/Title
Bayeux stitchEntry/Object ID
TT778.C63.B2 2022Description
"The term 'Bayeux stitch' often describes the laid and couched work that was used across Europe in the middle ages. This practical book of techniques and projects demonstrates the simple style of the Bayeux tapestry, before showing variations based on both surviving examples and adaptations of medieval manuscripts. It explains the narrow range of stitches used in laid and couched work and introduces the limited colour palette in medieval embroidery and the rhythmic use of colour. There are twelve projects with step-by-step sequences that illustrate how to stitch subjects ranging from knights to trees, and from dragons to bishops. By introducing subtle variations of techniques and materials, Tanya Bentham illustrates the endless potential of this beautiful embroidery, and brings it alive for today's embroiderers."Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Lucy DillonNotes
Gift of Lucy Dillon, February 2024.Lexicon
Search Terms
bayeux tapestry, couching (embroidery), embroidery--techniqueAccessories
Accessory
PamphletNotes
Includes "Laid and couched work : stitch guide" by Tanya Bentham.Accessory
EphemeraNotes
Piece of fabric stapled to page 11. Book Details
Author
Tanya BenthamPublisher
Crowood PressDate Published
2022ISBN
9781785009884, 1785009885Notes
Length: 160General Notes
Note
Introduction -- Getting Started -- Laid and Couched, Stem and Split Stitch -- The Bayeux Knight -- Westminster Abbey -- Marginals -- The Ship's Cat and Sea Dogs -- Cat Borders -- Medieval Trees -- Bad Rabbits -- Swirly Dragon -- Fighting Couple -- The Reykjahlid Antependium -- Hólar Bishop -- Pyx -- Suppliers -- Index.