Irish Embroidery Flashcards
Who is Johanna Carter?
She developed Mountmellick Embroidery (1800’s)
What did Johanna do
she taught 15 women and girls embroidery so that they could use their embroidery to sell and afford school books
What was the mountmellick style
white cotton and white cotton thread
what did montmellick depict
mainly flower motifs
flowers that were found around mountmellick, county laois Ireland
who were also accredited for this embroidery
The Quakers
Why were they succesful
attributed to the economy and cotton industry
What did they do with their embroidery during the great famine and cholera outbreak of 1845-1852
sold at Irish ports with ships heading to America
Who did the embroidery start with in the 1800’s
lower income houses and eventually all classes.
stitchers liked this embroidery as they could exercise their own individual styles
