Historic Folk Toys: Craft, 'Early American Flag Cross-Stitch'

Early American Flag Cross-StitchCreate a piece of history with our original Early American Cross-Stitch Flag Kit. Based on the Stars and Stripes Flag attributed to Betsy Ross, this historical cross-stitch looks beautiful when framed or can be made into a pillow. Kit includes 9" x 12" 14-count Aida cloth, 3 colors (5 skeins) of embroidery floss, cross-stitch needle, color graph, instructions and history. Also includes optional felt for stars. Finished design is 7-5/8" x 5-5/8."Historical Background: Samplers were mostly used as a notebook of ideas and stitches in the 16th century. During the 17th century, this was not as important a feature because books were being published featuring models and embroidery motifs. By the 18th century, samplers had become just a piece of decorative art. Today, the sampler is still ornamental, but is generally used to portray ancestral information or personal feelings in rhymes or verse.Cross-stitch is a form of embroidery, indeed one of the oldest forms