Stumpwork is a style of embroidery where the stitched figures are raised from the surface of the work to form a 3-dimensional effect. Stitches can be wound around pieces of wire to create an individual form. This form is then applied to the main body of work by piercing the background fabric with the wires and securing tightly. Other shapes can be created using padding under the stitches, usually in the form of felt layers sewn one upon the other in increasingly smaller sizes. The felt is then covered with a layer of embroidery stitches. This method is frequently used to create tree trunks, the bases of flowers, and human forms. Berries and other fruits, insects and animal bodies can be created using beads covered in thread and applied to the background fabric. Gold Embroidery Embroidery is an ancient variety of decorative needlework in which designs and pictures are created by stitching strands of some material on to a layer of another material. ... A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, elongated strand of drawn metal. ...
Historically, this form of embroidery was used to decorate a variety of household goods including caskets used to store jewelry. Many fine examples of this work can be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London England. Motifs at that time included garden scenes which involved the creation of 3-d trees, animals and people in fabulous costumes including hair and hats.
Popular motifs today include still lifes of flowers, fruit and insects. Popular designers include Jane Nicholas who authored several books on the subject.
Also called raised work, stumpwork is a very dimensional embroidery form, most noted by the stuffed figures and attached pieces of embroidery.
Stumpwork was usually found on boxes, cabinets, mirrors and small bags.
Stump drawing was a form of shaded pencil drawing in which a stump, or small eraser of India rubber, among other possible materials, was used to soften the harsher marks of the pencil to made a shaded, relief effect.
Stumpworkembroidery creates beautiful raised designs with satin backgrounds, padding, and motifs often embellished with beads.
Stumpwork is a showcase for a variety of needle skills.
“Stumpworkembroidery is a raised form of embroidery created on one background and transferred to another, ground fabric, and is three-dimensional through the use of padding, beads, wire and/or needle lace stitches.
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