ElgaKoster Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 This last week I spent some time making a Victorian bath towel, after an internet search I based my towel on some antique examples I found on Ebay, Etsy and some other websites. The embroidery design was chosen from a book I have with original Victorian charts and the crochet edge was adapted from a 1910's booklet on edgings and borders that I found on the Antique Pattern Library website.I was so eager to start that I never really thought about matching my threads to the curtain fabric and wallpaper that I plan on using in the bedroom where I want to put the little washstand, by a happy accident they fit perfectly :-)I made the washstand from a very fine grained Douglas fir (called Oregon Pine in South Africa and some other countries) that I found at a local saw mill, the granite top is made from a Formica sample.Mmh, now I have to make a second towel for the other side, I plan on mirror imaging the embroidery design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Ronan Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 It is just beautiful Elga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclechicken Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 What a beautiful job and my favorite color scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apriliadan2000 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apriliadan2000 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 The stand is also incredible, the grain looks great and to scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolynDenning Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 As always, both your woodwork and needlework is exquisite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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