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Wetern world embroidered Amulets ?
Has anyone ever seen or read about Western embroidered Amulets ?
i got plenty about Eastern ones ,,,,, am curious about the Wetern ones Also anybody saw ever an embroidered Godess , i mean the Pre Christian type ,,? mirjam |
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(Mirjam Bruck-Cohen)
Has anyone ever seen or read about Western embroidered Amulets ? i got plenty about Eastern ones ,,,,, am curious about the Wetern ones Also anybody saw ever an embroidered Godess , i mean the Pre Christian type ,,? mirjam A lot of beading people do 'amulet bags', although they are not amulets in the traditional sense. I have one that I made to fit my credit cards, so it has certain protective qualities, but generally they are decorative. I'm sure I've seen goddess embroideries over on the bead group. There might be something in my beading magazines I could forward to you in a couple of weeks. I'm moving and everything is packed in boxes. Then there is also goddess.com. I've only taken a brief look at the site, but it is rather interesting. Dora |
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Hello Mirjam,
I'm more familiar with eastern amulets too......now you've got me thinking about the subject of western ones. The first thing most often related to amulet bags is they're made from various types of beads. I've bought contemporary artist's amulet bags through the years.....not sure if these amulet bags were for art's sake or for a special purpose......many people do believe in the power of amulets but not familiar with it as a western tradition. One of my amulet bags was knitted from fine silk yarns, beads and embellished with shells and carved fetishes from Southwestern Indians. The others are made of fine glass beads in lovely patterns. Now I wonder if North and South American Indian tribes had traditions to make amulet bags to contain treaured items. Beads and decorative embellishment could be made from many types of raw materials. These tribal peoples used many natural findings such as porcupine quills, seeds for example or could have "manufactured" some of these natural findings like sea shells, types of stones, wood, fossilized materials, bone into beads and inlay.......there was also trade going on where artisans would acquire materials to work.......coral from coastal tribes traded to inland tribes far from the sea. With all this fine work created, I'd imagine there would be treasured and sacred objects made to be stored in beautifully stitched or other types of hand decorated containers. I have many books on textiles and beads.......it's late as it's five in the morning or I'd look through the books for specific references......books on the history of beads, textiles with hand decoration would be interesting to check through.....also a well illustrated magazine filled with all types of hiqh quality decorative hand work, titled Ornament is an excellent resource for the information you're asking about. The three books I've listed are beautiful and fascinating books to read with some of the information you might be looking for. Beadwork a World Guide - Caroline Crabtree & Pam Stallebrass The History of Beads - Lois Sherr Dubin The Shining Cloth - Victoria Z Rivers --- Lula http://www.woolydream.com Needlework Adventures Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote: Has anyone ever seen or read about Western embroidered Amulets ? i got plenty about Eastern ones ,,,,, am curious about the Wetern ones Also anybody saw ever an embroidered Godess , i mean the Pre Christian type ,,? mirjam |
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I design and stitch amulets for friends. I was inspired to do so by The
Afghan Amulet. I believe a photo of one of them will be in an upcoming issue Classic Stitches. It is a garden amulet full of light and dangling crystals and gardening charms. Linn Skinner Skinner Sisters "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... Has anyone ever seen or read about Western embroidered Amulets ? i got plenty about Eastern ones ,,,,, am curious about the Wetern ones Also anybody saw ever an embroidered Godess , i mean the Pre Christian type ,,? mirjam |
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That is a great book. Have you read her other book "The
Linen Goddess?" MaryR I design and stitch amulets for friends. I was inspired to do so by The Afghan Amulet. I believe a photo of one of them will be in an upcoming issue Classic Stitches. |
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Yep, I think I've read most of her stuff and she is a show and a half in
personG Linn "MaryR" morsots at hotmail dot com wrote in message ... That is a great book. Have you read her other book "The Linen Goddess?" MaryR I design and stitch amulets for friends. I was inspired to do so by The Afghan Amulet. I believe a photo of one of them will be in an upcoming issue Classic Stitches. |
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I would love to meet her. She must really be something to
have taken off and done the travelling she did, all after the age of 40 if I remember correctly. Does she ever come to the USA to speak? MaryR Yep, I think I've read most of her stuff and she is a show and a half in person |
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I don't believe she comes to the US - I have seen her at UK stitching shows.
She is a fascinating lady to chat with and dynamic as she sounds in her books. Linn "MaryR" morsots at hotmail dot com wrote in message ... I would love to meet her. She must really be something to have taken off and done the travelling she did, all after the age of 40 if I remember correctly. Does she ever come to the USA to speak? MaryR Yep, I think I've read most of her stuff and she is a show and a half in person |
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