A form of surface embroidery worked in two-ply wool crewel yarn on linen, using a wide range of stitches to fill and outline a design, most closely associated with the style that flourished during the reign of England's King James I in the early seventeenth century. Jacobean designs are built around a Tree of Life motif, a large stylized tree with curving branches, exotic flowers and fanciful animals or insects, drawing on patterns from imported Indian chintz fabrics. English colonists carried the style to America, where a documented revival, the Deerfield embroidery movement, renewed interest in colonial and Jacobean designs in the 1890s.
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OriginFlourished in early seventeenth century England under King James I; carried to colonial America and revived there by the Deerfield embroidery movement of the 1890s. 1 Distinguishing Technique or ResultTwo-ply wool crewel yarn worked in a wide range of surface stitches builds a large, stylized Tree of Life motif with curving branches, exotic flowers and fanciful animal figures. 1 Connections
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Tools Used
Embroidery Hoop is used in Jacobean Crewelwork Pattern.
Sources
1. Jacobean Embroidery (Wikipedia)
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