Pages from a book of historic embroidery stitches showing a complicated confusing loopy stitch. A needle threaded with black silk is poised by some linen, ready to begin.

I’m going to try to learn Elizabethan double twisted chain stitch now, please pray for me.

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Sampler embroidered in cross stitch in different bright colours

For #textiletuesday, this #Victorian #sampler of the 23rd Psalm from #Beverley Museum made me laugh because of the way it goes, ‘He maketh me to lie down in gre—‘ and then just stops.
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Mary Hoover’s 1818 Sampler: A Stitch in Time (That Took a Lifetime to Finish) You ever start a craft project, full of hope, convinced it’ll be a quick job, and then months later, you’re still staring at it like it pers...

**“Mary Hoover’s 1818 sampler is more than just stitches—it’s a snapshot of history, faith, and maybe a little 19th-century teen angst. 🧵✨ Dive into the story: shorturl.at/A68xI

#HistoricEmbroidery #NeedleworkArt #StitchingThroughTime #AntiqueTextiles #WomenWhoStitch”**

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