Mary Ann Slough, Specimen Book Cross Stitch Piece Reproduction circa 1840s - PREORDER
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Mary Ann Slough, Specimen Book Cross Stitch Piece Reproduction circa 1840s
Fabric: 46 count Dirty Teacup by Needle and Flax Thread: Au Ver a Soie 100/3 silkStitch 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.
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