Cross-Stitch on Linen Vintage Pillowcases - a Pair desk object and a few little scratches

and a few little scratches

I like to imagine that these fabulous heavy

Salish weavers are well known for their coiled baskets

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Cross-Stitch on Linen Vintage Pillowcases - a Pair desk object and a few little scratchesMermaids, swimmers, and skiers, oh my! These charming, finely made cross stitch on heavy linen pillowcases feature grids of wonderfully detailed images: figures engaged in a variety of activities (a gardener sowing seeds, a couple dancing, a man playing a horn, a woman carrying a basket on her head..), animals (a bumblebee, a squirrel, a fish, a dog with a ball), fruit, plants (including a fabulous cactus!) and flowers. While the iconography is the