The Scarlet Letter
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JUDETH PAYNE 1668
This small and brilliantly preserved band sampler demonstrates a wide variety of stitches found on many seventeenth century samplers. The beautifully shaded flower heads and leaves are filled in with connecting tiers of trellis stitch.
Origin and date: England, 1668
Rated: Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35 count , 7"x15"
Stitches: Montenegrin cross, double running, bullion knots, running, buttonhole, counted satin and trellis
Source: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England
Kit with cotton floss: $52.00
Kit with silk floss: $92.00
Graph only: $15.00