Papaver - the Poppy

In the Renaissance, ladies would often embroider "slips," or individual motifs that were then cut out and applied to a larger chair cushion or wall hanging. Flowers were also embroidered directly on clothing: shirts and gowns, collars and caps were all decorated with their very own gardens. Images were embroidered in the shape of the flowers and herbs found in their gardens and in the books of the time. Popular books that depicted plants and flowers had their images carefully pricked around and transferred to fabric for embroidery.

Papaver in Latin, or the Poppy in English, was a flower that was quite often embroidered. Its blooms come in many colors, the most common on the west coast of North America the scarlet-orange depicted here.

Model stitched on Zweigart 28 count Cashel Barnwood linen with 2 strands for the cross stitch, over 2 threads.

54 stitches wide X 82 stitches high

3.75 X 5.75 inches on 14 count fabric

$4.00