19th century
Sample of embroidery with a band design of alternating S-shapes chevrons and eight-pointed stars worked in dark red and white on a whtie ground. The band is edged with open chain stitch in dark red.
TRC 2023.1168
Embroidery sample
Textile Research Centre
Flax linen cotton
Hand woven (plain weave) cloth hand embroidered (satin stitch long and short armed herringbone stitch back stitch open chain stitch) overcast eyelets