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Gabrielle - 17 - US/Narnia - Pterodactyl Queen
GOT MEME | FOUR DEATHS
[1/4] Lysa Tully (Arryn)
Michele Caragher
Embroidered details in Game of Thrones
‘Michele Carragher is a London-based Hand Embroiderer and Illustrator who has been working in costume on film and television productions for over 15 years. She studied Fashion Design at The London College of Fashion, where the course incorporated design, pattern cutting, garment construction, embroidery, millinery and illustration. At the same time she attended a three year evening course in Saddlery at Cordwainers College learning skills in leatherwork.
After leaving college Michele worked in Textile Conservation, repairing and restoring historical textiles for private collectors and museums, specialising in hand embroidery. She then moved into a career in costume for film and television, initially working as a Costume Assistant/Maker on productions such as the BBC’s Our Mutual Friend, ITV’s David Copperfield and Mansfield Park. She soon gravitated towards the decoration and embellishment of costumes, using skills in hand embroidery and surface decoration, taking inspiration from the many historical textiles she had encountered working as a Textile Conservator.
The first production that saw her undertake the role of a Principal Costume Embroiderer was for HBO’s 2005 Emmy Costume award-winning production of Elizabeth 1. Her most recent work has been on HBO’s 2012 Costume award-winning television series Game of Thrones, working on all three seasons.
As a Costume Embroiderer Michele specialises in hand embroidery and surface embellishment, using traditional hand embroidery techniques, smocking, beading and surface decoration. She works directly onto the completed garment or starts with motifs and textures on silk crepeline/organza, which are applied to the costume and then worked into once on the actual garment. She also works on existing machine embroidery designs that are not too dense, adding some hand stitching and beading to give a more authentic, hand-finished look.
Michele finds hand embroidery has more flexibility and diversity than that of embroidery created by machine, as there is a greater variety of thread choice and colours to use. It is also possible to work more easily on garments that are already constructed. However, machine embroidery in combination with hand work can be very useful when completing many repeats by creating light outlines or a less dense machine stitch, work can then be completed by hand and again can be carried out on a finished garment.
Michele is a highly creative Costume Embroiderer, producing original designs as well as working closely to a costume designer’s brief to create their desired look.’
Text and images from http://www.michelecarragherembroidery.com
favourite asoiaf characters; Elia Martell.
“Princess Elia was a good woman, Your Grace. She was kind and clever, with a gentle heart and a sweet wit.”
“Ser Jaime?” Even in soiled pink satin and torn lace, Brienne looked more like a man in a gown than a proper woman. “I am grateful, but… you were well away. Why come back?”
A dozen quips came to mind, each crueler than the one before, but Jaime only shrugged. “I dreamed of you,” he said.
In the songs all knights are gallant, all maids are beautiful, and the sun is always shining.
If you refuse, our alliance with the Freys is dead.
Gendry, The Bull.
So, for you Game of Thrones fan -and for those of your who read the books- we all see what’s happening to poor Gendry, and which character he’s pretty much replacing (I’m telling you it’s Edric). Now, many books fans are all up in arms about the “significant changes,” that are being made. I don’t care. Why? This man is hot. I get it, Robert Baratheon was a man-whore and had tons of bastards, but you don’t need multiples running around in an already massive cast. You just need one. Just one hot, smoking, bastard who makes the panties drop. Attractiveness put aside, I’m kinda glad they’re giving Gendry a bigger role, even it means we never see Edric. Gendry was a great character in the books, and a favorite of mine before his portrayed hotness. That being said: If they kill him, I fucking riot.
Geeks, your thoughts?
She had been denied too often in her time. Her name was Shireen. She would be ten on her next name day, and she was the saddest child he had ever known
