SOURCE INFORMATION
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All of the designs in this archive are over 100 years old
and may be used or adapted in your own projects, provided
they are not resold as original work.
I’ve gathered these glyphs from historical samplers and
manuals, and digitized them using Glyphs and Python.
Cross-stitch typefaces and motifs were traditionally
passed down through manuals or taught from one
embroiderer to another. As a result, it is often
difficult to pinpoint the exact origin of a particular
design. Many of the typefaces included here were taken
from samplers stitched by individual girls, and in many
cases the original source cannot be traced.
By tagging each glyph with the name of its recorder
where known, I hope to honor their labor and preserve
their role in this tradition.
Example samplers:
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Giorni Lieti's Sampler
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Mary Morse's Sampler
Other glyphs are drawn from historical manuals, many of
which are available online via the Antique Pattern
Library. In these cases, they are tagged with the name
of their designer or distributor.
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Antique Pattern Library