MEDIEVAL MIDDLE EASTERN DOUBLE RUNNING STITCH EMBROIDERY
Graphed by Rosemary Stecher (Mathilde Eschenbach)

Bird and branch pattern
Silk on linen, Egypt, 14th-15th century
Trilling, Aegean Crossroads, p. 24, fig. 8
Identification number I. 3176 at the Museum für Islamische Kunst

This type of pattern is also found in Greek island embroidery of the 17th and 18th centuries.
The narrow border at the bottom is actually about 20 units away from the main pattern, and just under it is a fringe.

Chart for Double Running Stitch Embroidery




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