Materials: The embroidery is done in silk and silk/wool blend hand-dyed fibers on a linen base. There is flannel interlining and it is lined with linen. The binding is cotton twill tape that I dyed with strawberries and blueberries (though was a bit heavy-handed with the blueberries).
Pattern: I just made one line of zig-zagged stitches and followed it from there. Can you see where I messed up? My husband really liked that error and encouraged me to continue propagating it through the embroidery. The pattern for the pocketbook itself came from my head and all the dimensions were based on what looked right.
Date: 18th century
Hours to complete: So many! I started this project many, many months ago and have been working on it in small bits as I've had time on call at work or in front of the TV at home.
Total cost: About $5 for fabric, maybe $30 for floss - I had already amassed a good stash of floss from a prior project so didn't need to purchase too much.
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