C. 1900 Red and White Dutch Darning Sampler, Grid of Nine Darns Plus One kitties plaid underwear of sorts

plaid underwear of sorts

and great all over patterns of wear to the cloth (looks somewhat like leather

and delicate little leaflets on branching stems

Slightly hunched and head cocked

C. 1900 Red and White Dutch Darning Sampler, Grid of Nine Darns Plus One kitties plaid underwear of sortsOf course I'm forever on the hunt for exquisite 18th and early 19th century Dutch darning samplers, but those are very few and far between (and usually exorbitantly expensive). In the meantime, I'll always say yes to a satisfying younger one, this one c. 1900, red and white thread on white cotton cloth. I love the square grid organization, making it feel all the more like a minimalist abstraction, with nine rectangles of darning aligned to the grid,