Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Pattern from 17th Century Linen Handkerchief

Here is an embroidered handkerchief with double running stitch at the V&A Museum.



This linen handkerchief was made circa 1600-1630 in England. It is embroidered with silk thread and includes bobbin lace. "Thread count approx. 50 threads per cm. balanced plain weave. With five rows of small S-shaped motifs worked with pale green and yellow silk in Holbein stitch forms a border of 2 inches and edged with the lace. Gold thread at the four corners." (http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O11077/handkerchief-unknown/)

Below is my interpretation of the repeated pattern found on the above handkerchief.




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