Darning sampler
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Curationist Object DescriptionDarning is a technique used to repair torn or moth-eaten textiles. While patching uses a scrap of fabric to cover a hole or rip, darning uses yarn or thread to replicate the weave of the fabric. This silk and cotton sampler was created to show off various techniques that could be used to darn future textiles. One can view a whole plethora of samplers in this darning collection.
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All Works in Curationist’s archives can be reproduced and used freely. How to attribute this Work:
Unknown, Darning sampler, 1797. Metropolitan Museum of Art. This sampler, which likely belonged to a teacher at a school for orphans in Amsterdam, uses contrasting thread to highlight mending techniques. Public Domain.
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