When people think of cross stitch samplers, usually forms the image of a simple central motif, surrounded by a frame, can improve with a quote from an alphabet or sewing. In this article, I would like based on a very advanced sampler to a topic perhaps surprisingly ... The cards can imagine!
Staplers generally believe that originally had a dual purpose sampler map. They were a great medium for learning and decorative crafts, but alsoan ideal way to teach geography. Today, stitched by personal attachment to certain areas or as gifts for friends with a completely decorative.
While some cards are known to have been drawn by hand, was outlined in 1780, pre-printed paper was made available on the fabric. They all came ready to embroider. Far from being mere description should include these cards usually some of the following types of decorations:
a flowery frame Cardinal Points the title of the map in a scrolling banner The ships sail along the coast
While some dressmakers focused on a single county or region, sewing cards from other European countries or even the world. As the last great samplers have been developed in two ways: as two flat screen monitor, or continents between them in three dimensions as a globe.
The names of towns, counties and cities would be stitched in the usual black cross stitch, while the coasts and bordersoften in colored silks "are sewn color of love. materials from wool to silk and satin, the latter a popular choice for tickets, which represented the whole world, and" with stem stitch, and that reflects the wires varies saddle stitcher "were known, chenille, and even bird feathers to create texture. This variety is used in modern cross-stitch samplers charms, buttons, wire and beads to add depth to resist.
Give a map of the naturalcan be heard saying that the techniques of freestyle and design in 1700, for how long and short-stemmed points, instead of hard-thread-count techniques are being used well kept. Today, of course, there are a variety of card designs available in a purely cross-stitch and back end point can also be as complex as the reasons of churches or other places of interest.
Fashion for the creation of maps sampler was not as popular in America as in GreatGreat Britain. The most important examples were the American Society of Friends, or Quakers, the children taught in schools, make them grateful for their use value created. The sampler of silk detail in the world Quaker boarding school Wesstown Chester County, Pennsylvania was among the best of them.
As you can see, cross stitch samplers are not only a matter of fundamental motifs and letters, but could actually be great projects, very detailed and complicateddifferent types of tissue. The next time you consider buying a new cross stitch kit, sewing over the world why not try? Better yet, why not design your own business? In both cases, the effort is more necessary than in tandem with the sense of accomplishment for the completion and commissioning of an unusual theme makes your work-related stress.
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