I stitched a bit on my Dutch Band Sampler over the weekend plus a little 'secret' stitching. I love the colours of DBS - quite soothing! I need to pick up Beatrix again but I feel like a new start - maybe a Christmas ornament? We are six months into the year already and I can see, yet again, a last minute panic in December!
I was surfing around on ebay last week and discovered a 1934 copy of Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches for sale. I made the initial bid of 85p and promptly forgot about it until I received an email saying I had won. I had already seen this book on someone's blog (sorry I cannot remember who) and knew that it contained the most delightful illustrations.
Honeycomb Filling Stitch - bees around a hive
And one of my favourites - Pekinese Stitch - enchanting little Pekinese dogs!
Tell me some of your favourite stitches and I will post the accompanying illustration if there is one.
On the inside cover of the book there is a label marked the Wolverhampton Education Committee showing that it was awarded as a school prize on Speech Day, January 25, 1935 to Vida Griffiths of Form Va for Senior Needlecraft. It's old and a bit musty but what a find!
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Labels: Dutch Band Sampler, Stitches
Carol, I like your blog!!! :)
DBS ... the colors are very nice really!
Oh, the illustrations in the dictionary are magical and funny :))