Embroidery tranfer patterns Irish dance costumes

[Ken Crawford]

Hello :
My sister is a dressmaker and is looking for sources for :
Embroidery transfer patterns for Irish dance costumes.
If anyone knows of a place where she can obtain this information, either on
the Internet or elsewhere, could you please email me at :
kcr...@compmore.net.
I am unable to check this newsgroup everyday so an email would be
apprecieated.

Thanks in advance
Ken

[Shirley Hicks]

Ken Crawford wrote:
>
> Hello :
> My sister is a dressmaker and is looking for sources for :

> Embroidery transfer patterns for Irish dance costumes. (snip)

Hi Ken,

Take thee to the National Gallery bookstore (you *are* in the ottawa area aren't you
<g>) and ask the sales people to point you to 1. the Dover Clip Art books and start
rumaging and 2. reference material on Medivael Celtic artwork. The National Gallery
has a good bookstore (if I remember correctly from my visit two years ago, after
dropping a couple hundred) and if they don't have the material you may need, they
will be able to order it for you (being art related and all).

Also, check your local library under art history, celtic. Lots of knot and basket
weave motifs there, as well as crosses, florals, dragons, etc. Very easily adapted.

All embroidery transfer patterns are, are linear drawings with a indelible transfer
material on the back. Carbon paper will do in a pinch, or rubbing the back of your
newly created design with a soft graphite (6B pencil) and then transfering the design
by drawing over the original will also work. (Old commercial art trick from the days
before computers) Hope this helps.

Shirley

[Teri in HN]

My friend Myrna makes Irish costumes and traces the pattern onto tracing paper
then machine embroiders over the paper and tears it away when done. She
specializes in individual contest costumes. The hardest part of making the
dress making is getting stiff enough pellon for the skirt. In New England the
more traditional costumes continue to be popular (vs. River Dance syles) and
dancers want their skirts very stiff.
Teri (In the South Shore of Boston)

"Why am I in this basket, and where are we going?"