Walter Weldon was a chemist in London during the late 1800s.
He developed the Weldon Process to produce chlorine by boiling
hydrochloric acid with manganese dioxide.
Around 1888 he began to publish a series of books entitled
Weldon’s Practical Needlework.
Wait, what?!
Chemistry to needlework — Go figure?!
When designing a monogram for S.L.B, I knew exactly where to start—
Walter Weldon
This monogram was published by Weldon in 1893.
The 2010 Stitchfork version
Fresh, with a touch of history—good chemistry!
Wonder what Walter Weldon would think?
5 comments:
A fascinating post, Cathy. And beautiful work, too. Yes, he was a true Renaissance man! J x
That is cool,
Cathy and the
monogram you
created is even
lovelier!
Happy Friday,
xx Suzanne
Walden would approve! I think your monogramming is part art and part science - or is that part math?!
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
xo elizabeth
Love this little lesson in history and that chemist's interesting transition in crafts. Fascinating! Thanks for sharing, I love a good classic monogram.
This looks familiar :) But it is now a little more worn from much use. I still get compliments every day!
Post a Comment