Shakespeare's Flowers in Stumpwork - Jane Nicholas Book Type_Humour Games garden residents such as the

garden residents such as the bird and the butterfly

but also through the stunning images from photographers Jim Tannock

With their naivety of form and bold use of colour

an extended stitch library and more inspirational examples of antique samplers from Jane's collection

Shakespeare's Flowers in Stumpwork - Jane Nicholas Book Type_Humour Games garden residents such as theThis embroidered border was inspired by the painted border of a letter written by Lady Anne Clifford to her father in 1598 the time of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. Worked on ivory silk satin, in stumpwork and surface embroidery, this design features fourteen assorted flowers and fruits popular at the time, including the Apothecary rose, Sweet briar and Heartsease, Barberries, Bellflower, Borage and Periwinkle, Cornflower, Gillyflower and Knapweed, and