Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Pattern: More Russian Folk Embroidery (#4)




Another pattern from Russian folk embroidery, based on images from the NYPL Digital Gallery (top on the left side):

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?55319

Source: Obraztsy starinnago narodnoe uzornago shit'ia i kruzhev iz kollektsii K. Dalmatova.
Image ID: 55319
Kontsy ot polotenets beloi s krasnoi vystrochki Tverskoi gubernii.
[Towel end from Tver province embroidered in red hemstitch.] (1893-94)

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Pattern: More Russian Folk Embroidery (#3)






Based on images from the NYPL Digital Gallery:

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?55518

Source: Obraztsy starinnago narodnoe uzornago shit'ia i kruzhev iz kollektsii K. Dalmatova.

Image ID: 55518

Vyshivki ot polotenets i prostynei Zubtsovskago i Novotorzhskago uezdov Tverskoi gubernii.
[Embroidery on a towel and a sheet from Zubtov and Novotorzhsk districts of Tver province.] (1893-94)

The sample is stitched as a bookmark in cross-stitch.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Pattern: More Russian folk embroidery (#2)





Another pattern from Russian folk embroidery, based on images from the NYPL Digital Gallery (this one third down on the left side):

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?55319

Source: Obraztsy starinnago narodnoe uzornago shit'ia i kruzhev iz kollektsii K. Dalmatova.
Image ID: 55319
Kontsy ot polotenets beloi s krasnoi vystrochki Tverskoi gubernii.
[Towel end from Tver province embroidered in red hemstitch.] (1893-94)

I charted this using an upright cross stitch because that is my best guess from the picture. I don't have any other evidence that it's correct.

I charted and stitched both the positive and negative of the design. There is an error on one of the stitched samples, but the chart is correct.