Subtle But Amazing c. 1900 Dutch Darning Sampler with 60 Plus Darnings 1871 stencil this is a finely crafted

this is a finely crafted little basket that would be perfect for holding a tiny treasure of two

I'm increasingly drawn to portraiture

conch shell

surrounded by dog and cat and chickens and little chicks

which an artist friend of mine

Subtle But Amazing c. 1900 Dutch Darning Sampler with 60 Plus Darnings 1871 stencil this is a finely craftedI purchased this one from a seller in the Netherlands who deals a lot in darning samplers, and from whom I've bought a couple of others in the past. She used "wow!" to describe this one, c. 1900, and I have to agree I've never see one packed with as many darnings as this. That itself speaks to this one cloth have been worked for many many many hours, with each darning beginning as a cut puncture to the cloth, which the darning would then mend. A wide