Wed Nov 13, 2024 07:49 AM

I really like the scrolling florals you see in the back of some of the earlier books, but don’t see them worked up as often. (Except in German dress.) While it isn’t an exact match, the general idea of this 17th century voided work piece would be be a nice way to use them.

17th century Italian border worked in long-armed cross stitch at the Art Institute of Chicago. Reference number 1894.24a https://www.artic.edu/artworks/105618/border

Pattern from the Cocheris 1872 reprint of Pierre Saincte Lucie’s 1549 _Livre nouveau, dict patrons de lingerie_ https://archive.org/details/patronsdebroderi00coch_1/page/43/mode/1up