- Name: Dame Alanna of Skye
- Project: German Brick Stitch Reliquary Pouch
- Location: Shire of QUintavia
- East Kingdom Wiki Link: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Alanna_of_Skye
- Website/Blog Link: https://alannaofskye.wordpress.com/
- Category: Textiles, Embroidery
This is an embroidered reliquary pouch based on a variety of extant pouches and the embroidery pattern in part of a wall hanging. These were common in the area around Germany, where brick stitch was a popular embroidery technique that fully covered the ground fabric with generally geometric designs. The seams have been made with tablet weaving, and the strings are fingerloop braid, both of which were common for these pouches. The ground fabric is linen, the embroidery is filament silk, and the seams and lacing are spun silk. Brick stitch is generally found from the 13th to the 15th century, with most extant examples being from the 14th century. There’s a whole lot more info in the full documentation link.
Full documentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w0JYiY0oo6cJeB0AY-Nky_9tECP5RabM/view
Wow, Alana, I enjoyed seeing this project in person at A&S champs, your work and experiments in weight and gauge are exceptionally helpful to anyone trying to achieve this quality. I especially loved the subtlety of the like colors portion of your in-progress work, using mostly texture to show the pattern. Excellent. I look forward to taking some of what I learned from your documentation to a piece of brick stitch that I’m working on.
And, congratulations on your Mark writ this weekend!
Lady Caitríona inghean Ui Shíodhacháin
MoAS Barony of Stonemarche