Redwork Renaissance Revisited
by Patricia Lynne Grace Cummings
and James Cummings
The framed piece featured on the CD cover of Redwork Renaissance Revisited was embroidered in Bluework by Patricia Cummings, adapted from a design found on an antique coverlet in her collection whose 49 large designs are featured on the current CD.
Redwork Renaissance Revisited is a completely updated and revised edition of a book first written in 2002. Originally, that book was titled, Redwork Renaissance: 49 Designs from an 1893 Coverlet. As an e-book, pages can be printed so that designs can be traced easily to embroider. The e-book has 187 pages and 239 images.
Instructions on how to do Redwork (also known as Outline Stitch Embroidery) are provided. The textiles shown span several centuries.
Redwork Renaissance Revisited is an e-book on CD-ROM with 187 pages and 239 images (Concord, NH: Quilter's Muse Publications, 2009). No special device other than your own computer is needed to view and print the images many of which are full size and ready for printing to trace and embroider. Instructions on how to do the stitches of Redwork embroidery are provided. This technique is also known as Outline Stitch Embroidery) are provided.
The
quilts and other textiles featured in this book span
several centuries.This totally revised and updated edition of a 2002
printed book formerly called Redwork Renaissance
has many more photos and designs of antique Redwork as well as much
more text. The designs for one quilt were sketched by a famous artist.
The book is written by Patricia Lynne Grace Cummings and all of the
photos are taken or edited by James Cummings.
ISBN: 978-0-976976-6-3
Redwork
Renaissance Revisited e-book:
Table of Contents
Section
I History of the Crescent Moon Goddess
Directions for Making a Framed Wall Piece
A Second Large Crescent Moon Goddess Pattern
Chapter 1: For the Love of Redwork: History of the Techniques
Chapter 2: Greenwork Quilts and the Victorian Symbolism of Flowers
Chapter 3: Blackwork and Whitework
Chapter 4: Other Colors Used for Outline Stitch Embroidery
Chapter 5: Victorian Needlework – Crazy Quilting and Redwork
Chapter 6: Redwork Splashers
Chapter 7: Stamped Penny Squares with Examples
Chapter 8: Profiles of Girls in Bonnets
Chapter 9: Antique Baby Quilt and Motifs
Chapter 10: Unique Quilt with Caricatures
Chapter 11: The Cunnings Catalogue
Chapter 12: Ruby Short McKim: A Consummate Teacher
Chapter 13: A Few More Comments
Section II Redwork Techniques: Let's Talk Threads, Needles, Knots, Washing, Pressing, and Finishing
Scction III Illustrations and Stitch Directions
Section IV Layout of the 1893 Summer Coverlet and 49 large designs
Section V Resources You Might Enjoy
Section VI Author's Biography
Section VII Additional Pages of Antique Motifs
This book is a treasure trove of antique designs that can be worked into special projects by those who love Redwork Embroidery, a technique that the author has enjoyed since she was just five years old!
The designs for a 1893 Redwork summer coverlet are retained in this e-book edition. A special project that uses one of the larger motifs in the coverlet, a framed Crescent Moon Goddess, is offered with step-by-step directions.
We are pleased to provide photos of two very old baby quilts from a private collection in Massachusetts. One of them is a treasured family heirloom with drawings by Joseph Cummings Chase who later became a lifelong professional artist and was commissioned to draw and paint portraits of generals during World War I and beyond. Neither of these quilts has been published before.
Another interesting baby quilt is featured. Made in Canada, the quilt has 10 animal designs and it enchanted me to the point that I reproduced the much loved, thread worn quilt. The kitty, shown below, is one of those re-created designs.
Design from an Antique Greenwork Baby Quilt
An addition to the e-book version of this product is another antique quilt top with 49 designs whose pattern source may have been stamped Penny Squares.
This e-book offers a treasure trove of design possibilities drawn from a multitude of antique sources. This resource would be excellent for a beginner but also lots of motifs and stitching tips for even the experienced embroiderer. If you enjoy antique designs, you will love this e-book!
This e-book is available at www.amazon.com (scroll back up the page to see the ad in the right hand margin) or occasionally, on eBay. Questions? Contact us at: pat@quiltersmuse.com