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Erica; Applique
Part of From the Vault. Part of Erica Wilson: The Julia Child of Needlework.
02/15/1972
Appliqué simply refers to sewing one piece of cloth onto another. Erica shows examples of appliqué from West Africa and from India. The main project for this episode is an appliquéd potholder, with the pieces of appliqué cut out of felt. Since felt will not fray, the edges of the appliqué may be unfinished, or as Erica demonstrates, finished with a variety of stitches, including chain stitch, stem stitch, buttonhole, or couching. Taking inspiration from the Indian piece that she showed at the beginning of the episode, which has appliqué edged with cord, Erica demonstrates how to make cord for edging out of wool. Next, Erica shows a quilt made in Belfast, Maine in 1840 of appliquéd velvet on silk and done with a variety of different embroidery stitches, including feather stitch, herringbone, and double feather stitch. She turns back an edge of the appliqué and reveals that there is paper backing the velvet. Reverse appliqué is also discussed in this episode. Summary and select metadata for this record was submitted by Amanda Sikarskie.
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- Series
- Erica
- Program
- Applique
- Program Number
119
- Series Description
Needlework series with Erica Wilson. “Erica Wilson, noted American authority on needlework, invites the viewer to explore the exciting possibilities of indulging his creative and artistic talents. In this series of color videotaped 15 minute programs she illustrates the wide vocabulary of stitches used in many types of embroidery including traditional crewel, needlepoint, bargello, and crewel point.
As well as demonstrating these stitches, Erica gives professional hints on creating useful and decorative objects. She encourages personalizing an original or derived design through the selection of motif, materials, stitch, color, texture, and size. C. 1971-2 Series release date: 1971
- Program Description
Appliqué simply refers to sewing one piece of cloth onto another. Erica shows examples of appliqué from West Africa and from India.
The main project for this episode is an appliquéd potholder, with the pieces of appliqué cut out of felt. Since felt will not fray, the edges of the appliqué may be unfinished, or as Erica demonstrates, finished with a variety of stitches, including chain stitch, stem stitch, buttonhole, or couching. Taking inspiration from the Indian piece that she showed at the beginning of the episode, which has appliqué edged with cord, Erica demonstrates how to make cord for edging out of wool.
Next, Erica shows a quilt made in Belfast, Maine in 1840 of appliquéd velvet on silk and done with a variety of different embroidery stitches, including feather stitch, herringbone, and double feather stitch. She turns back an edge of the appliqué and reveals that there is paper backing the velvet.
Reverse appliqué is also discussed in this episode.
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Needlework Instruction
- Maine Decorative Arts
- Wilson, Erica
- Reverse Appliqué
- Quilting
- Appliqué
- Embroidery; West Africa Decorative Arts
- India Decorative Arts
- Genres
- Instructional
- Topics
- Crafts
- Creators
- MacLeod, Margaret I. (Series Producer)
- Contributors
- MacLeod, Margaret I. (Producer)
- Atwood, David (Director)
- Wilson, Erica (Host)
- Mahard, Frances (Other (see note))
- Publication Information
- Copyright © 1971 Erica Wilson and WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Erica; Applique,” 02/15/1972, GBH Archives, accessed April 19, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_8EF5AB4C5705463F861D77ECB8E3C047.
- MLA: “Erica; Applique.” 02/15/1972. GBH Archives. Web. April 19, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_8EF5AB4C5705463F861D77ECB8E3C047>.
- APA: Erica; Applique. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_8EF5AB4C5705463F861D77ECB8E3C047