Basic Course 3 - Quaderni di Aemilia Ars (ENGLISH VERSION)

Quaderni di Aemilia Ars Bianca Rosa Bellomo Carla D’Alessandro Luisa Monteventi

Basic Course Three PROJECTS A ND TECHNIQUE

Nuova S1

To the future Andrea, Raffaella Andrea, Daniele Elia Federico Alessandro,Emanuele

Photos of the frame mounting by Andrea Rimondi.

Translation by Jeanine Robertson.

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Quaderni di Aemilia Ars

Basic Course Three PROJECTS A ND TECHNIQUE

Butterflies executed by Carla D’Alessandro

Table of Contents

Page 7

Forward

Page 8

Principle stitches

Page 11

1. Border with roundels

Page 21

2. Ribbon

Page 27

3. Butterfly

Page 35

4. Carnation

Page 47

5. A cushion and it’s story

Page 51

6. Using a slate frame

Page 59

7. Designs

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Materials

Most of the materials in the photo are common to those who embroider or make lace. Some new things have been shared by friends, or have been given to us, or we happened upon them by chance at a trade show.

We share: - the quills of a porcupine, great for untangling knots that form in the thread, they come from Ata Chierico, a teacher from Rome, and were collected during walks in the woods; - the hatpin, very useful for removing basting threads from the card-support, part of the line of items from the “Antichi fuseruole” of Deruta by Anna Lisa Piccioni; - the “needle grabber”, in the shape of flower, serves to pull the needle when in a spot where the stitches are very tight and it’s difficult to pass through; - tweezers in the shape of a kitten, a gift, they serve to remove the bits of thread after removing the lace from the card-support; - the teacher Cristina Gregori of Grado alerted us to the coloured transparent film used to protect the thread from the pencil drawing underneath. For the photography of this Quaderno the coloured film has resolved many difficulties in the clarity of the instructions.

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Forward In this Quaderno we conclude the description of the few parts of learning Aemilia Ars lace which can be described as “basic�.

We propose a border which, owing to its structure, has three applications: it can be used in its complete state, a portion can be used as a simple insertion, and finally, on its own the external edge can embellish various kinds of items.

Even deviations from strictly classical designs, such as the ribbon and a particular butterfly, help you to understand some techniques, and to practice them, as with the construction of shapes on irregular borders, executing lines overtop of buttonhole stitches, the wrapped bars, the curls, the whipstitching and the finishing, the meaning of which should by now be entered into your vocabulary.

A bookmark is explained in which there are two fundamental motifs: the carnation with four-point petals and the turned leaf.

The same motifs are reflected in the modular designs of a cushion which has a story, both for the inspiration that comes from through time, and for the assembly technique that involves the use of the slate frame, essential for the best outcome of the work. We have dedicated a chapter to the use of the frame.

Let us always remember that live lessons are useful at all levels. It is also true that we have had examples of people who, with only our written instructions, were able to complete the work: this is so encouraging and allows us to continue our dissemination project with a certain awareness.

You will find upon completion and with variation, other designs, some of which are by Antonilla Cantelli.

This Notebook is dedicated to the future. The future that we see in our children and in our grandchildren. It has brought us joy to remember them all by name.

The dedication is also an invitation, made almost shyly, to all young people because they are interested in a topic that is particularly close to our hearts.

Lace, while belonging traditionally to women, should not have boundaries.

Anyone interested in the art knows how lace can expand the understanding of a painting, of an era, of a social status.

It is further in our hopes to awaken your awareness, that you learn not only to watch but also to see in order to fully enjoy all kinds of beauty.

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Principle stitches

Wrapped bars

Buttonhole stitch (only from left to right)

Venetian knotted stitch from left to right

Venetian knotted stitch from right to left

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Border executed by Carla D’Alessandro

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Pattern at actual size

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Border with roundels

When a bit of time passes without taking the needle in your hand it is advisable to start with the roundels. This border has two types of roundels and, from a technical standpoint, it is great for practice: there is also a lot of buttonhole stitch, Venetian knotted stitch, picots, wrapped bars and little arches.

Usage is diverse: by lengthening the design in both directions, you can decorate a handkerchief, a napkin, a runner, a pillowcase, or a sheet. You can make just the outside edge or the inside can become an insert.

figure 1

Prick the holes and baste the support stitches with the no. 40 thread as in figure 1.

Using DMC embroidery cotton no. 30, pass a thread along the external outline and along the inside (figure 2).

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Quaderni di Aemilia Ars

Basic Course Thrre PROJECTS A ND TECHNIQUE

We conclude our journey of the basic course with some motifs, classical and not.

We complete the book with a photographic sequence showing the use of the frame commonly called a “slate frame” The hands are those of Antonilla Cantelli (1914-2008).

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