Aegean Legacies Greek Island Embroideries from the Ashmolean Museum by Francesca Leoni vervaco Fabric: 32 count Pear linen

Fabric: 32 count Pear linen from Lakeside Linens

Sarah picked out the year she worked her sampler

Make more beautiful appliqué animals

“Sweet gentle eyes

blanket/buttonhole stitch

Aegean Legacies Greek Island Embroideries from the Ashmolean Museum by Francesca Leoni vervaco Fabric: 32 count Pear linenEmbroideries from the Greek islands dazzle with their bright colours and charming motifs. This book reveals little known pieces from the Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford including fragments of pillowcases, bed valances, tents and curtains, as well as items of dress. As with all collections of textiles, the story of the Ashmolean holdings is chiefly about their makers and their ingenuity. Once forming the bulk of bridal trousseaux, Greek