Bear in Mind

An electronic newsletter from Bear Threads Ltd. Volume 10 – Issue 6 June/July 2018 From The Editor – however, is that we will be introducing some gorgeous NEW embroideries in our next issue – “A rainy day in Georgia” indeed as Alberto dumps August. These are beautiful designs and very more rain on our soggy ground. But a great much in line with our two-part feature on Broidere stitching week as well, as we are officially into Anglaise. summer, albeit not by the calendar!!! I gathered supplies for my summer stitching projects before And put the date of Sunday, September 9, 2018 on the Memorial Day weekend, my porches are clean your calendar NOW to make sure you can see us and everything ready for summer sipping and at the Birmingham Creative Sewing Market. I stitching. assure you, it would be tragic not to be one of the first to see the new Swiss Broderie Anglaise Remember that we publish ‘Bear In Mind’ 10 times embroideries, as well as our newest lace set. And a year, combining June and July as well as for icing on the cake we will have certain Maline November and December. So this issue is really laces available for ½ price – guess that your eyes not late, but rather we are stretching the lazy days and ears perked up!!! of summer. We have definitely not been lazy here at the office, as the website now has been updated So for now, enjoy your summer, be saving your with the newsletter index, our newest lace set, and money for September, and all the past newsletters. Also, the embroidery HAPPY STITCHING - Sheila machines in Switzerland are busy as I write, re- running some old favorites. Most exciting of all,

Broderie anglaise To put in a nut shell – Broderie Anglaise is an embroidery technique in its own right, just as stem PART I stitch or satin stitch. It can be an integral part of Madeira, Whitework or many other forms of Sometimes just a name can make a subject embroidery, but not all Madeira, Whitework, etc. daunting, and for many embroiderers such is the is Broderie Anglaise! case with Broderie Anglaise. In the next two issues of Bear In Mind we will study this embroidery. First Fun Facts about Summer: let us determine what it is – and what it is not. 1. The first day of summer is Simply speaking Broderie Anglaise is a type of between June 20th and June embroidery formed of holes in fabric (You might 22nd every year. The first day of think of these as eyelet holes.) decoratively summer is called the summer arranged to appear as flowers, vines or other solstice, and the day varies due designs. The holes were pierced with a stiletto and to the Earth’s rotation not then embroidered around their perimeter. Over exactly reflecting our calendar time the round or oval holes became larger which year. 2. The last day of summer is required the embroidery around the perimeter to be executed first and, when finished, the hole was September 20th. 3. If you love ice cream, the cut out with fine scissors. Broderie Anglaise should summer season should be your not be confused with Cutwork where rectangles or favorite. July is national ice squares of fabric were removed and then filled cream month. with lacy filling stitches. Broderie Anglaise is not 4. A June fun fact is that the month synonymous with Madeira embroidery or of June is named after the Whitework, but rather it is often used alongside Roman goddess Juno. either of these techniques or indeed, with many 5. For a July fun fact, Roman other forms of embroidery. Whitework simply general Marc Antony named the means any number of embroidery techniques month of July after Julius stitched in white on white fabric. These techniques Caesar. include satin stitch, feather stitch, stem stitch, and 6. July is national blueberry month. French knots to name just a few including, Broderie 7. The longest day of the year is on

Anglaise. Madeira work is a special embroidery the summer solstice. 8. August was named after Julius found in the Madeira islands where the primary stitch is the Pin Stitch, but may also include satin Caesar’s nephew. He had received the title of “Augustus” stitch, seed stitch, Fil Tire, shadow stitch and many, which means “reverend”. many others including, of course, Broderie Anglaise.

We have pictured some of Bear Threads, Ltd. current Broderie Anglaise inspired Swiss

embroideries, with more debuting in August!

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