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Spring: Love-in-Idleness
"Love-in-Idleness" is the Elizabethan name
for the pansy (from
French pensee). "In idleness" here means "in
vain."
Summer: A Fret of Thistles
A "fret" or "fretwork" is what we
would call a
lattice; fretty is a heraldic term For an
overall lattice pattern.
Artichokes, of course, are merely thistles gone gravid.
Autumn: Leaves and Acorns
Try this pattern as a multiple-repeat border. It would look good
embroidered in shades of brown and russet.
Winter - Holly and Ivy
This pattern would work well with the holly berries picked out in red or
gold thread.
All patterns, text, and illustrations are copyright 1985-2002
Paula Katherine Marmor.
pkm@pobox.com
Created 28 March 1996
Last Updated 11 November 2001