A selection of voided work (Assisi). (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region)

Teeny tiny Assisi samples for show-and-tell in my Assisi class. (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region)
Teeny tiny Assisi samples for show-and-tell in my Assisi class. (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region)
a) the original pattern
b) the pattern interpreted as Assisi work

“St. George and the Dragon.” Inspired by the pattern given in Sibmacher’s Modelbuch, Plate LI (1527) and interpreted as Assisi work. That meant turning the photo-positive pattern into a photo-negative. DMC cotton on Aida.


“Dragon Puppies” from Opera Nova Universali, 1546, pg 33, interpreted as Assisi work. b) the pattern interpreted as Assisi work

Entry: “Dragon Puppies” from Opera Nova Universali, 1546, pg 33, interpreted as Assisi work. This required that the photo-positive pattern be turned into photo-negative. These playful little guys needed some stuff to romp in, so I gave them a leafy blackwork border. DMC Cotton on Aida. (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region)

Entry: “Dragon Puppies” from Opera Nova Universali, 1546, pg 33, interpreted as Assisi work. a) the original pattern

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