Finding Aid for Sewing Designs Sample Book, ca. 19th-century
1 volume
The Sewing designs sample book contains 47 hand-stitched design samples made of thread on paper.
The Sewing designs sample book contains 47 hand-stitched design samples made of thread on paper. Designs range from simple to complicated shapes and patterns to fruit, a circular shell, and Native American-inspired objects such as a bow and arrow, a moccasin, a snowshoe, and a canoe. Multiple colors of thread are utilized. The sample book (24 x 28.5 cm) is closed with a string tie.