I use PC stitch software to chart patterns for embroidery I find on museum websites. I’ll also post free historic embroidery patterns from around the web.
Source: Hmong hat, 1930-1970. Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto. Hmong embroideries and textiles are called pa ndau or ‘flower cloth’ because of the bright, contrasting colours. This hat is looking a bit faded – it must have been well loved! To see some more of these fabulous hats check […]
Source: Embroidered sampler, 1749. Victoria and Albert Museum, London This tudor rose motif is from a British sampler dated 1749. Check it out on the V&A’s site for more info. I learned quite a bit about samplers while interning at the Harris Museum & Art Gallery in Preston, UK. […]
Source: Sampler, 1730, Harris Museum & Art Gallery. During my internship at the Harris Museum & Art Gallery I worked on auditing and repackaging their historic sampler collection. It reignited my passion for stitching and I haven’t looked back! This lovely font was copied directly […]
Shannon Quigley 