Cross Stitch Antiques Mary Ann Slough Specimen Sampler
$18.00Price
Fabric: 46 count Dirty Teacup by Needle and Flax Thread: Au Ver a Soie 100/3 silk Stitch Count: 154 wide x 192 high Stitches Used: cross stitch over two Model Design Size: 6.69 inches wide x 8.35 inches high The Antique: 3 5/8 inches wide x 4 1/3 inches high over one thread of 41 count linen
Specimen Books: During the 1800s in England and Ireland, sewing instruction books to be used by teachers and pupils were published, their purpose being the “production of competent rather than creative needlework. Many schoolbooks of needlework exercises have survived from the nineteenth century. Typically they include a variety of small samples demonstrating plain sewing and embroidery techniques.
