Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Tray cloth c.1950s


Likely worked from a pre-transfered design on pre-edge finished beige linen.

Design mostly stem stitch & running stitch for linear design, chain for leaves & buttonhole for flowers.

2 main neutral colours (red & stone) & 4 main colours (2 shades of each blue, pink, purple, green)  use stranded cotton, 3 strands.

Size 13.5" width x 19.75” length (34cm x 50cm)

 (Matching tea cosy on next post - design on tray cloth & teacosy identical.)

Book cover c.1990

The background currently here is one stitched as a kit & now pending to make into a book cover.