I manged to find a Issue 1 to add to my collection. The one in front is a newer version good for working with. Several of Pesel's "notebooks" are here brought together in a single volume. It consists of hundreds of embroidery patterns and motifs charted from historical samplers and other articles and annotated to aid the embroiderer. The main chapters are: double-running or backstitch; cross-stitch; canvas embroidery; leaves from an embroidery notebook. Louisa Pesel was a well-known embroiderer and designer who died in 1947. She was the author of several embroidery books, many published by Batsford

This is the inside of the cover and back of the cover. The designs inside are like this. Just pages of wonderful bands and charts.

November 05, 2011

Margaret Cottam Sampler from Clitheroe Lancashire England

I was so excited when this sampler was announced. Even more when Pt 1 arrived!
My husbands family was from Clitheroe before moving to Accrington. The pictures below are from our visit of the town & the Clitheroe Castle before they moved. When we return in July I plan to go back and see it again.