The Embroideress

I've been doing some slow reading lately. A little reading followed by a lot of thinking. It's left me with some ideas that need further exploration. Amongst these are other references to husifs stitched by soldiers and sailors for sweethearts and wives; "Os used as background filler for beaded pieces (or possibly raised embroidery) of biblical pictorial embroidery; and tiny purl roses formed of two rounds placed around a small pearl.

Labels: Embroidery History, embroidery technique