candlewicking

This is a good group. My problem this time is candlewicking.
I am looking for a design to work. It must be from the mid 1800's and
authentic. References required.

I have permission to create a candlewick piece for the teaching
collection at Black Creek Pioneer Village. I have the thread and the
technique (I have done it before.) That's why my problem is so
specific. I know just about any pattern from the era can be or could
have been turned into candlewicking but my supervisor scored low in
creativity and imagination in the true colours test.
I have been doing reproductions from authenic pieces and historical
sources for several years now,,, so why was this brought up at the
meeting? ALso told not to use plastic beads... I covered a couple of
plastic pony beads several years ago...I do a lot of beaded work. I
wonder where they got the idea that I was using plastic seed beads???
LOL...

Thanks for your help Nancy

On May 28, 6:54*pm, njk wrote:
This is a good group. *My problem this time is candlewicking.
I am looking for a design to work. It must be from the mid 1800's and
authentic. References required.
.

Try this yahoo group - antinque patterns

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/antiqu...guid=118479352

Have you checked out Lacis?
Dianne

njk wrote:
This is a good group. My problem this time is candlewicking.
I am looking for a design to work. It must be from the mid 1800's and
authentic. References required.

I have permission to create a candlewick piece for the teaching
collection at Black Creek Pioneer Village. I have the thread and the
technique (I have done it before.) That's why my problem is so
specific. I know just about any pattern from the era can be or could
have been turned into candlewicking but my supervisor scored low in
creativity and imagination in the true colours test.
I have been doing reproductions from authenic pieces and historical
sources for several years now,,, so why was this brought up at the
meeting? ALso told not to use plastic beads... I covered a couple of
plastic pony beads several years ago...I do a lot of beaded work. I
wonder where they got the idea that I was using plastic seed beads???
LOL...

Thanks for your help Nancy


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