English Bird Sampler

The needlework education of young girls often began with a long narrow band sampler. The student began with bands of surace embroidery using colorul silks. After mastering these stitches, she continued her sampler employing the more difficult techniques of drawn-work and cut-work. "English Bird Sampler" uses many of the techniques present on the samplers of long ago. The top half is stiched with colorful flosses employing twenty different stitches; the bottom is stitched with cream- colored silks and pearl cotton using a variety of whitwork techniques including drawn-work and cut-work. Nearly thirty stitches and techniques are taught in this sampler.

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Stitches used include: Double Running Satin Eyelet Cross Stitch Variations Upright Gobelin Tent Irish French Knot Detached Buttonhole Rice Plait Oriental Queen Variety of Whitework Techniques This chart's retail price is $25