9.10.14

Stitch in black + white















Vintage textiles I bought recently, for next to
nothing: a large tablecloth and two smaller ones,
all embroidered with black cross stitch.

Never saw that before, all done in black - perhaps
the person who made it was in mourning...

6 Kommentare:

Helga hat gesagt…

I have some very old black+white embroidery too. My mother (german:) made them when she was a young girl (not in mourning I think...).
Ciao (und tschüss) from Italy, Helga

Liz A hat gesagt…

Somebody cared enough (and used it enough) to darn the second one ...

gerfiles hat gesagt…

...yes, and in places the black thread has faded to grey... - + hallo to Italy: von der Stadt aufs Land, danach verlangt's mich auch...;)

Els hat gesagt…

What a great find Heike !

(I think they might be accompanied by some red stitches, sooner or later ...)

Saskia hat gesagt…

oh it's beautiful, wunderschon

gerfiles hat gesagt…

Yes, wunderschön + a good catch - for 6 €, all 3 of them - took the guy by surprise, though (he deserved it, being as unfriendly as uninformed...;)