Connect the Dots to Reconstruct Partially Missing 16th Century Embroidery Patterns on a Sampler

Recreate the embroidery patterns on historical samplers that are missing some of the embroidered threads by essentially playing a game of connect the dots. A double-running stitch means that there are two journeys to make the embroidery pattern look like one solid line and therefore making the embroidery reversible, so that it looks the same on both sides of the fabric. Since it's reversible, if part of a thread is missing, one is still able to fill in the voids to recreate the original pattern.

 

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- Silk thread (Needle in a Haystack): http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/Thread/AVAS_Ovale.html or http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/Thread/AVAS_SoiePerlee.html 

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 - Craft Stand: https://amzn.to/3pYGlR0 

 

        Photo credit: 

- Embroidered Sampler: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/221177

 

 

Embroidered Flower Pattern from Jane Seymour's Cuffs from 1536

Follow along step by step as I embroider a geometric looking flower pattern from the cuffs of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII of England. 

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Where to Find Some Patterns on a 16th Century Italian Embroidery Sampler

This 16th century Italian sampler (Accession Number T.14-1931) is available online at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. It is a linen sampler embroidered with silk thread. Most of the sampler appears to be embroidered in blue and green. However, there is also some red color too. The embroidery stitches on the sampler include cross stitch and back stitch.

 

 

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 16th to 18th Century Double-Running Stitch Embroidery Patterns