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Redwork

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or outline stitching, formerly known as Kensington stitch. Redwork was a common introductory form of embroidery taught to children in the 19th and 20th century. Children would make quilts decorated with redwork motifs, with motifs of various sizes prior to approximately 1910 and uniform sizes after
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characters and animals were the most popular. In the 1910s, tea-towel motifs were adapted into redwork designs, including calendrical themes and kitchenware. The following decade saw the predominance of
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dyes, in the form of Turkey red embroidery floss. Redwork designs are composed of simple stitches and were mainly used to decorate household objects in the 19th and 20th centuries, especially
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cloths, the words "good night" and "good morning" used on quilts, and chairs on upholstered items. The most popular designs found in early redwork (prior to 1900) include
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in the United States, making them popular and affordable. In the 21st century, redwork has seen a resurgence among crafters. The main stitch used in redwork is
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that year. It was also a way for women with skills in pattern stamping or embroidery to generate their own source of income from the home.
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inspired imagery, children, toys, animals and insects, and elaborately-coiffed women, some of which were adapted from designs made for
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University, MATRIX - The Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online; MSU; Michigan State (2003-10-06).
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The motifs used in redwork were specific to the item embroidered: water motifs would be used on
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thread, chosen because red dyes were the first commercially available
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Index


bed cover
Shevlin
Minnesota Historical Society
embroidery
red
colorfast
quilts
penny
backstitch
backsplash
Japanese
crazy quilts
Beatrix Potter
state birds
state flowers
Blackwork
Whitework embroidery
"Redwork | Museum Collections Up Close : MNHS.ORG"



Red and White
ISBN
9780847822447
"America's Quilting History. Redwork Embroidery History: From Tea Towels to Quilts"


"The Deborah Harding Redwork Collection"

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