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Where to find free embroidery patterns

May 12, 2012 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Kim of A Dork with a Needle shares a roundup of sites that offer free copies of vintage embroidery patterns, including some of our faves such as doe-c-doe and Faster, Kittykill! Blog! Blog! Check it out.

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Redwork is a kind of American embroidery, sometimes known as art needlework, that first appeared in the nineteenth century and was most popular between 1855 and 1925. Because red dyes were the first commercially accessible colorfast dyes, red thread, in the form of Turkey red embroidery floss, has historically been employed.

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  1. Becky says

    May 16, 2012 at 1:05 pm

    Thank you Denise!

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