Embroidered patch: figure in red in a frame
Embroidery artwork: dense satin stitch in coloured floss on linen: silky sheen and an overcast border.
A figure in red sits at the middle of a square frame with hands busy at work. The frame is worked in rows of red and white stitches. The cloth is pale and the stitching dense.
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From the series “Craftsmen portraits”
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