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

Star in diamond pattern
Blue silk on linen, Mamluk Egypt, 15th-16th century
Part of the star is filled with pulled work, presumably not finished because this is a working sampler
Browne and Wearden, Samplers from the Victoria and Albert Museum, p. 27, plate 2

The Victoria & Albert Museum, Accession number T.135-1928.

Chart for Double Running Stitch Embroidery






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