Carey Company, Exeter Videos
Videos by Carey Company in Exeter. Carey company specialises in kumihimo braiding and historic needlework books.
A new kit coming soon…Based on Jacqui’s ground-breaking research, this sweet bag uses historicallyaccurate stitches.
Make your own sweet bag with all the trimmings.
Kit instructions:
The kit contains instruction covering the embroiderer’s skills of design transfer,‘circular’ tent stitch, Elizabethan ground stitch, Elizabethan plaited braid stitchand bag construction, and the silkwoman’s skills for the trimmings, including braidmaking, twined-edging, knotting, gimp-making and tassel making.
Kit materials
- Linen
- Silk lining (infused with a C17th recipe for sweet bags)
- Silk threads – a multitude of colours
- Metallic threads – gold and silver
- Tassel moulds – handmade from English oak
- Needles
- Weighted bobbin – for gimp-making
- Former – for knotting and tassel making
Launching at the 2023 World Needlework Convention 5th-15th October, with a fully immersive experience:
https://www.needleworktours.com.au/convention/2023-world-needleworkconvention/presentations
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A new kit coming soon…Based on Jacqui’s ground-breaking research, this sweet bag uses historicallyaccurate stitches. Make your own sweet bag with all the trimmings. Kit instructions: The kit contains instruction covering the embroiderer’s skills of design transfer,‘circular’ tent stitch, Elizabethan ground stitch, Elizabethan plaited braid stitchand bag construction, and the silkwoman’s skills for the trimmings, including braidmaking, twined-edging, knotting, gimp-making and tassel making. Kit materials - Linen - Silk lining (infused with a C17th recipe for sweet bags) - Silk threads – a multitude of colours - Metallic threads – gold and silver - Tassel moulds – handmade from English oak - Needles - Weighted bobbin – for gimp-making - Former – for knotting and tassel making Launching at the 2023 World Needlework Convention 5th-15th October, with a fully immersive experience: https://www.needleworktours.com.au/convention/2023-world-needleworkconvention/presentations