Vintage Embroidered picture

A very beautiful piece. Judging from books I have around, I'm guessing

Thanks for sharing! Dianne

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I was also thinking the 20th century because: 1 - condition of the beads and fabric 2 - based on the photos, it looks like the bird and nest are done in chenille-type thread, which says 20th century to me.

It is very well d>A very beautiful piece. Judging from books I have around, I'm guessing

Hard to tell when you look at these things from afar. It could be from early 20th century Victorian Revival, as the subject just seems very Victorian to me. But, again, without really looking at threads up close it's hard to say. I've seen some pieces that had been put away in a drawer, wrapped in cloth, for many years - over 50, and a 130 year old piece looked like it was only 30 years old. It's really fun to look at old pieces out of the frame, with some magnification and figure it out.

Ellice

Fran, "Chenille thread" is the term I was looking for. I knew it was not regular embroidery. Nothing like the surface embroidery or cross stitch I was used to but I couldn't quite figure it out. . Now I have to go look up how one works with chenille thread in embroidery. It is a new concept for me. Thank you so much for your input

Thanks to everybody for their responses. You are making me remember how I miss stitching. So many beautiful things you can make and wonderful techniques to learn.

Just nosy - why aren't you stitching anymore?

I started working full time as a teacher in middle schools. This made me very tired and it was difficult to find time to stitch. I always seemed to be sleepy :) Then I had to move out of my home and I put all my embroidery stuff in storage. I still have a few projects with me that I intend to finish up but it has been a long time since I have touched any of them. I am also interested in a lot of other mediums and there is never enough time in a day to explore them all. As you all know needlework is time-consuming. I have a sampler (birth announcement) from MLI I started a long time ago.Now I think about it I can hardly believe how long ago. My brain says 13 years or so but how could that be?? It's almost done. If I can find it, I will try to finish it. My cousin's baby is due next month. This is not the baby it was originally intended for :)

I'd be more worried if the baby you started it for was having a baby!

Cheryl

LOL