Portrait, Lady Abigail Quail, 1878 🧶 #embroidery #handembroidery #blueskyart #birdart - ThreadSky

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Portrait, Lady Abigail Quail, 1878 🧶
#embroidery #handembroidery #blueskyart #birdart

What a delight. Such an elegant lady!

Thank you!

Is this the noble Lady for whom General Barnard Swallow takes up arms?

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She's magnificent!!! Is her elegant plume a 3D piece separate from the fabric? Doing my best to zoom and enhance but I can't quite tell!

Yes, it is hard to see here. It was stitched separately, cut out, and attached to the work with hidden wires 😊

Marvelous!!! Thank you for explaining it to me ✨

You're welcome! The technique is called stumpwork embroidery if you're curious to learn more 😁

ADORABLE!!!

A lady of status and culture 👌

You know it! 😉

👌 Perfection of course.

Thank you!

I love these so much.

Thank you! I hope they bring a smile to people's faces 😁

This is absolutely captivating! The plume is…I can’t think of a better word than “jaunty.”

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