Letter voor Letter

Free sample - pattern included Making letter embroideries or samplers was part of a girl's schooling between the ages 6 and 16. Through embroidery the girls were taught to count and to write and read letters. They also learnt to choose the motifs with which they would mark their prospective linen. The Fries Museum in the city of Leeuwarden owns a renowned collection of historical textiles, consisting in part of a unique collection of over 600 Frisian letter embroideries or samplers from the 17th to 20th century. This lavishly illustrated book is the perfect publication for lovers of embroidery and samplers as well as for collectors of textile, and will also appeal to all readers with an interest in history and folk culture, education and typography.