Stumpwork Inspirations quilting The model of Elizabeth’s sampler

The model of Elizabeth’s sampler was stitched by Nicola whilst travelling by road

We have used the ten vibrant colours found of the reverse of the sampler as those are the colours that Mary chose to stitch her band sampler with

3 no: 696 for 3416 for the verse which is cross stitch over 1 linen thread

3 ~ Colour Description

the sampler was destined for Sandra who has a life-long love of birds and flowers

Stumpwork Inspirations quilting The model of Elizabeth’s samplerStumpwork embroidery, also called raised embroidery, takes hand embroidery to another dimension and raises it off the surface of the fabric with strikingly realistic results. This technique uses all the usual embroidery stitches you would expect and often uses padding, wiring and slips to achieve its raised effect. Stumpwork Inspirations highlights the very best stumpwork has to offer in both design and technique. Featuring talented embroidery