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x, 40 p. : 25 cm
Update: this article was edited on the 23rd of November, as the lovely Jacqueline Holdsworth from Needleprint provided me with some very interesting insights in this particular sampler. All additional…
Cross-stitch embroidery by Harriet Cushman Wilkie, 1899, The Priscilla Publishing Company edition, in English
Elizabeth Easton | Designer: The Goode Huswife Stitched with… | Flickr
On a bright, sunny day like today, you'd think I'd be out reveling in it. But no, I'm totally absorbed in my vintage pattern book collection. Naturally, I was looking for one thing, got distracted, and found these charming patterns instead. These patterns came from a few different vintage pattern books dated from the 1910s and 1920s and all could be used for baby or toddler themed projects. They can be worked in either cross stitch or filet crochet. This first set shows an example in "plate…
Small pieces of embroidered fabric were loosely stitched together in a pattern book from 17th century Portugal. Some of the embroideries include the double running stitch, also known as blackwork or Holbein stitch. Pictures of this book are made available by the Met Museum here. (Picture from the Met Museum) By zooming in on these pictures, you can actually count the stitches. For example, below is a zoomed in picture of the green embroidery pictured above. For every dark spot on the thread…
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