Welcome to Society Silk Embroidery.com, home of The Society Silk Embroidery Collectors Club!
I am pleased to announce that my long-awaited book about this wonderful embroidery style, Silk Art Embroidery - A Woman's History of Ornament & Empowerment, is now available for purchase! It was released on Friday, June 27, 2008.
Click HERE to purchase an autographed copy of my NEW book!
Members, Stay tuned to this section for Announcements and News!
This website is devoted to the subject of "Society" silk embroidery, called "Art Embroidery" or "Needlepainting" (my personal favorite) by the Victorian ladies who created it. This fabulous art form was extremely fashionable in the late nineteenth century, and it has become very popular with collectors over the last few years. Hand embroidered on fine linen with shimmering silk floss, the ladies focused mainly on floral designs, mostly roses; other flowers such as violets, pansies, sweet peas, and carnations were also embroidered frequently on tablecloths, napkins, doilies, and centerpieces. The embroidery style is truly stunning, and most of the surviving examples that can be acquired today have lost none of their charm and spectacular color.
There are no dues to join the Club, just an appreciation of Silk Art Embroidery and a desire to learn more about it. If you are new to the Club, just go to the Message Board and register. As soon as your registration info arrives, I will enable your membership and you will receive an email ~ then you can post on the Message Board. If you have already registered, just log in with your username & password, and post away! I hope this will become a fun place to network with other collectors and learn more about this fabulous art form.
Check out the beautiful photographs on the Pictures page. I will post more as time allows, so keep checking back. There is also a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page, which has a MYTHS & FACTS section at the end. If you have any questions please post them on the Message Board and I will endeavor to answer them promptly. If they are questions I am asked often, I will post them to the FAQ page. Thank you!
Please bookmark the web site and check back often. I am working on adding more great features, including informative articles and a sell/swap area.
Again, welcome, and thank you for joining us!
