NOW FULLY REVISED AND EXPANDED Mountmellick embroidery is a highly
texured form of whitework embroidery, originating from the town of
Mountmellick in Ireland, around 1825. While it is sometimes
referred to as Montmellick, Mt Mellick, Mountmellic, or even
Montmellic, Mountmellick is the correct spelling as it is taken
from the name of the town in County Laois (pronounced leash) in
Ireland. Mountmellick embroidery uses floral motifs and heavily
knotted and padded stitches. The plants featured are traditionally
those that grew in the township of Mountmellick itself, such as
oak, blackberry, dog rose, and ivy. Mountmellick embroidery is
highly textured with many knotted and padded stitches used. Part of
the fun of working Mountmellick embroidery is playing around with
the stitches and working variations of them. On some historical
examples of Mountmellick, there were only a limited number of
stitches used. However, due to all their variations, the effect
produced was highly patterned and varied.
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