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V126: A Colonial Williamsburg Pocket for Colonial Williamsburg | 18th century pockets, Embroidery patterns, Crewel embroidery

I'm about to leave on a West Coast cruise for eight days and I thought I'd take along some embroidery. I'm not much of an embroiderer, but it interests me, and I thought it would be fitting to try my hand at embroidering my version

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Embroidered Stomachers of the early 18th Century | Embroidery patterns vintage, Embroidery patterns, Vintage embroidery

Every once in awhile I do some handiwork that I'm then very proud of later, and always glad I took on. Last time, it was an embroidered 18th century pocket, and this time it shall be an embroidered 18th century stomacher, to go with my

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ArtStor. American fichu, 1840-1860. Cotton, silk. White mull, polychrome silk embroidery, floral … | Embroidery inspiration, Vintage embroidery, Embroidery patterns

American fichu, 1840-1860. Cotton, silk. White mull, polychrome silk embroidery, floral & vine motifs; red chenille chain stitch embroidery Square; embroidery at two sides; chenille scalloped edge.

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Colonial Knot vs. French Knot: What's the Difference?

French knot is, undoubtedly, the most popular knot stitch out there. But it has a “twin” - colonial knot. Jump in to explore the similarities and differences between the two! So, how do you stitch colonial knot? Many people fear it because it seems tricky. Me too, for a long time I used french knots exclusively and didn't even want to try the colonial one because it just seems difficult. But I was wrong! Once you “crack” the process, stitching colonial knots will go smoothly and fast. The…

How to do the Colonial Knot - Sarah's Hand Embroidery | French knot embroidery, Embroidery tutorials, Hand embroidery tutorial

Also known as: Figure 8 Knot This knot looks pretty much like the French knot but has a different method of going about. While we wrap around twice in the same direction for the French knot, we wrap around in an ‘8’ shape to make the colonial...

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