The Wind Blows
From: $20.00
Rated: Intermediate to advanced
Linen count: 35 count
Finished size: 9″ x 26
Stitches: Cross, double running, eyelet, counted satin, back, Montenegrin cross and French knots
Description
Inspired by seventeenth century English band samplers, as well as sixteenth century Italian sculptural motifs, this sampler was created as a memorial to a dear friend who died too soon. The queen and king assume the stance of Adam and Eve under the Tree of Life with a starry sky above, the sun peeking through the clouds above. Flanked by mazes and stylized lions and dragons, the main verse, written by Henry King (1592-1669) was first published in 1664:
The spring entomb’d in Autumn lies
The dew dries up: the starre is shot
The flight is past and man forgot
The sampler closes with an excerpt from a poem titled “The Widower’s Tango ” by Neruda/Walsh:
What an enormous night, what a lonely earth!
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