Subtle But Amazing c. 1900 Dutch Darning Sampler with 60 Plus Darnings 1871 stencil The great delights lie is

The great delights lie is the details

where the paint has worn away

which I find really lovely and rather magical

this is a finely crafted little basket that would be perfect for holding a tiny treasure of two

Subtle But Amazing c. 1900 Dutch Darning Sampler with 60 Plus Darnings 1871 stencil The great delights lie isI purchased this one from a seller in the Netherlands who deals a lot in darning samplers, and from whom I've bought a couple of others in the past. She used "wow!" to describe this one, c. 1900, and I have to agree I've never see one packed with as many darnings as this. That itself speaks to this one cloth have been worked for many many many hours, with each darning beginning as a cut puncture to the cloth, which the darning would then mend. A wide