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

Border, possibly for the bird and branch pattern above
(but note that this pattern was worked over two threads, and the bird and branch over three)
From a sampler done in blue silk on linen, Mamluk Egypt, 14th-16th century
Browne and Wearden, Samplers from the Victoria and Albert Museum, p. 26, plate 1

The Victoria & Albert Museum, Accession number T.326-1921.




Chart for Double Running Stitch Embroidery











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