Greek Folio

Just one of the perks of being a member of the Embroiderers Guild must be
access to their folios and thanks must go to Sheila for arranging to have the Greek folio for us to examine, admire, discuss and use as an inspiration for our own work on the January workshop.  Thanks also to Theresa who researched Greek embroidery and gave us an insight into the vast array and variety of embroidery in Greece.

These are some if the pieces that were available to us:

















Following a great deal of discussion about how this beautiful work was executed and the exact stitch that was used and lots of experimental work  we all came up with very different design ideas.  It was a great opportunity to see this collection at close quarters.