I’ve got some fixing to do, again. The other night when I was having trouble with Bloggie I referred to this picture of Norma’s embroidered butterfly top, but didn’t include the picture. MJ caught the omission and kindly left a comment. Then Norma added that it wasn’t actually her FIRST embroidery, it’s the earliest one she still has.

 

MJ also asked for a more detailed photo of Abigail’s coif, especially the rose motif. Here’s the best I can do with what I have, but Abigail is relatively local and if this doesn’t serve the turn I can probably get some more pictures.

 

These are Penny’s hands. Penny is the newest tailor in the Colonial Wardrobe Department. Last summer she worked at Plimoth Plantation as a Textiles Artisan in the Crafts Center, and from 1999-2001 she was a tailor in Colonial Wardrobe. I’m so glad she’s back, and I think she’s very happy too. This past session she did her first stitching on the jacket. And a lovely little flower bud it is, too.

 

Before I get myself into another OOOPS moment here, can someone chime in on reversible stitches? Linda’s embroidery is cross stitch on the front and four-sided stitch on the back, so both sides are beautiful but I guess that’s not strictly reversible. Kate’s hanky is truly reversible in that the pattern is the same on both sides. It is stitched in double-running or Holbein stitch. I think there are some kinds of cross stitches that have an extra “leg” that look the same, or almost the same, on the front and back. Is that called “marking cross stitch”?

 

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