An Tir Embellishers Guild

Category: Thread

  • Bobbin Lace by Anja Snihova’ Javornica

    Bobbin Lace by Anja Snihova’ Javornica

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    Anja Snihova’ Javornica created this piece as class sampler in 1991 CE.

  • Needle Lace

    Needle Lace

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    Featured image: Punto in Aria samples by Halima al-Rakkasa, 2006. Cotton on cotton. Needle lace is a type of lace created using a needle and thread to stitch up hundreds of small stitches to form the lace itself, generally as edging or as an insertion. Punto in Aria is an early form of needle lace…

  • Kumihimo

    Kumihimo

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    Definition from Wikipedia: Kumihimo is a traditional Japanese artform of making braids and cords. Literally meaning “gathered threads”, kumihimo are made by interlacing reels of yarn, commonly silk, with the use of traditional, specialised looms – either a marudai or a takadai. Featured image: Coil of 24-thread kumihimo braid on top of marudai. From Halima…

  • Kumihimo by Arlys o Gordon

    Kumihimo by Arlys o Gordon

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    Kumihimo spiral braids, tied in pairs, for future use as pouch cords. Done in perl cotton. Created by Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region.

  • Tassel set by Halima al-Rakkasa

    Tassel set by Halima al-Rakkasa

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    This one is filed under Thread – Other. In 2000, I attended an Ithra weekend at the Shire of False Isle, Tir Righ. Then-Baroness Amanda suggested I show a few things to “people in that room over there”, and so I became part of the Embellishers’ Guild. My blue wool cloak had some couching on…

  • Språng

    Språng

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    Definition from Wikipedia: Sprang is an ancient method of constructing fabric that has a natural elasticity. Its appearance is similar to netting, but unlike netting sprang is constructed entirely from warp threads. The språng technique involves braiding warps that are anchored (usually) at both ends. Featured image: burgundy acrylic, with pattern created by changing the…

  • Tablet Weaving by Sigrun

    Tablet Weaving by Sigrun

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    Tablet-weaving on the top edge of a smokkr, both in wool. Challenged at Hartwood’s TUTR event April 2017. Evaluators included Mistress Alicia le Wilfulle and Maulana Halima al-Rakkasa. (Thread – Weaving – Tablet)