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Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum > Records

WHITE WORK,

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c. 1900

Overview

An exquisite hand embroidered whitework handkerchief from Appenzell in Switzerland, early 20th century.

Characteristics of Appenzell embroidery stitched on fine batiste linen fabric include:

* Extremely fine satin stitch embroidery

* Tiny 5 petalled flowers in satin stitch

* Seeding used as a filler of leaves and flowers

* Finest buttonhole edging

* Pulled fabric in flowers and leaves

* Hemstitching ladder-like lines in the handkerchief and around the border.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-78-2023.119

Width

280 mm

Height or length

280 mm

Year

Last modified

Monday, 18 August, 2025

Completeness

72

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

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