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Young Fred asks “Why?” Why indeed Fred.
From The child’s picture scrap book (1865)
A wonderful double-page foldout cross-stitch alphabet from volume 2 of Dillmont’s Album de broderies au point de croix.
Just one more alphabet from The embroiderer’s book of design….
Another sample alphabet from The embroiderer’s book of design : containing initials, emblems, cyphers, monograms, ornamental borders, ecclesiastical devices, mediæval and modern alphabets, and national emblems (1891)
From 1891, a book of alphabets, monograms, and borders for use in embroidery. Needlework-related books we’ve digitized from our Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Library seem to be some of our most popular for downloading this week.
