Cross-Stitch on Linen Vintage Pillowcases - a Pair stitching but I think this just

but I think this just adds to its aura

I love it just as an object (with a handy hole at the top for hanging)

sometime between the 20s and early 50s

strap long enough to wear cross-body

evergreen branches

Cross-Stitch on Linen Vintage Pillowcases - a Pair stitching but I think this justMermaids, 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