Vintage 40s/50s ~HOMEMADE~ Cross-stitch Tablecloth..Flower BASKETS Ribbons

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Vintage 40s/50s ~HOMEMADE~ Cross-stitch Tablecloth..Flower BASKETS Ribbons:
$24.85

Vintage, homemade cross stitch tablecloth ... lovely!Flower baskets in the corner ... ribbon outline ... Actual measurements 35 1/4\" x 45 1/2\"
Please see condition notes above.
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A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY {for fun, from Wikipedia}:

Cross-stitch is the oldest form of embroidery and can be found all over the world.[1]Many folk museums show examples of clothing decorated with cross-stitch, especially from continentalEuropeandAsia. Two-dimensional (unshaded) cross-stitch in floral and geometric patterns, usually worked in black and red cotton floss on linen, is characteristic of folk embroidery inEasternandCentral Europe.[2]

The cross stitchsampleris called that because it was generally stitched by a young girl to learn how to stitch and to record alphabet and other patterns to be used in her household sewing. These samples of her stitching could be referred back to over the years. Often, motifs and initials were stitched on household items to identify their owner, or simply to decorate the otherwise-plain cloth. In the United States, the earliest known cross-stitch sampler is currently housed atPilgrim HallinPlymouth, Massachusetts.[3]

Traditionally, cross-stitch was used to embellish items like household linens, tablecloths, dishcloths, anddoilies(only a small portion of which would actually be embroidered, such as a border). Although there are many cross-stitchers who still employ it in this fashion, it is now increasingly popular to work the pattern on pieces of fabric and hang them on the wall for decoration. Cross stitch is also often used to make greeting cards, pillowtops, or as inserts for box tops, coasters and trivets.

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When in Frankfurt, I would take two trains and a taxi to hit my favorite outlet store. I believe in the European way of ‘wardrobing’: having a few, high quality items versus a lot of junk.

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