I have a question, why some designs are called "Jacobean"?

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http://www.miakaydesigns.com/shop...;catId=23

Looks like u have plenty of answers letvia. The Jacobean Era is one of my faves where designs are concerned, their simplicity, yet intricacy & colors are so beautiful. *

I LOVE Jacobean designs! *4U!

WOW GREAT info, thanks letvia for your assistance ;D *2U

letvia, you always have the answer before I get here - hehehe! Here is a flower for you. I have done a couple Jacobean Roosters for my Mother - that I should share in the projects. She loves them. *4U

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by letvia 31 Mar 2008

Thank you Shirlene, sometime you answer me first jajaja. Flower and XoXo

Every one answered so well. I just know when i see the word Jacobean, I will like them!!

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by letvia 31 Mar 2008

Thank you Katy. I like them too. Flower and XoXo

Letvia, I love jacobean also check out designsbusick.com They have several jacobean designs. Flower sm & lg Birds. Check them out they are reasonable.A flower for you.

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by letvia 31 Mar 2008

Thank you nglover, I think you wanted to say designbysick, right? jajaja, I have a membership in designbysick and love all the designs there. I just was asking about the name to know form where it came. Flower and XoXo

Hi letvia, jacobean refers to an era of English rein of James I back in the 17th century like epic states. Embroidery then was a very popular style of crewl(yarn)embroidery designs with scrolls and floral patterns. It is somewhat whimsical to me.
very nice and ornate like ruthie said. You can spot it right away. Hope this helps...a flower for you!

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by letvia 30 Mar 2008

Thank you so much butterflyluvr. Your answer was a kind of complement to Epic's answer. Flower and XoXo

letvia, I love *jacobean*, it's a very distinctive style, simple, yet ornate at the same time. Hugs and a flower sweetie.

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by letvia 30 Mar 2008

I like that kind of designs too. I think are very elegant. Thank you Ruthie. Flower and XoXo

Jacobean Designs
Beautiful heirloom-like designs are inspired by an English embroidery style popularized during the reign of the Stuarts, particularly James I ("Jacobean" deriving from Jacobus, the Latin form for James). Wealthy women of the 17th century, indulging in the art of embroidery, developed a variety of stitches for making this heavily textured style with krul (wool) yarns on heavy linen. Their designs, distinctly oriental in character, show the influence of the East India Company was having on English society.
(From http://www.emblibrary.com/EL/new.... )
Ciao. Stefania

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by letvia 30 Mar 2008

Thank you very much Epic. Your answer was enough clear to understand the name. Thank you very much. Flower and XoXo

It is the name of the sort of design it is, more than anything else. Just do a search on the name, in your dictionary or on the web. HaHa. A flower for you. Loretta

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by letvia 30 Mar 2008

Thank you Loretta, I know it is the name of some kind of designs, maybe I didn't ask correctly, I just want to say why that kind of design has that name. And is easier and fun to ask here instead of look at the dictionary. Jajaja. Flower and XoXo

clawton beat me to it, and I don't know what page she responded to. Jacobean does refer to a period of history and they were noted for colorful needlework. jrob had a very good explanation. maybe we can find it.

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by letvia 30 Mar 2008

Thank you so much dlonna. I will go back in the time machine, jajaja. Flower and XoXo

by libster2896 30 Mar 2008

Thanks for this, I was wondering the same thing myself. Flowers for you all.

Hopefully jrob will respond. A while back she supplied a super response to this question. But I don't know what page at this point.

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by letvia 30 Mar 2008

Ohh she did? I will go back right now to see. Thank you Clawton. Flower and XoXo