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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 9727160, member: 111"]Not clear on the question, but regardless, all of the work was done by human hands, whether professional or amateur. Sometimes the background is so poorly done that it's obviously done by a much less skilled hand, but otherwise, no way to tell (yours is nicely worked, all stitching well done, even blocking can't hide poor work), similar classic designs would have continued well into the 20th century, maybe still made, I'm not up on it these days. </p><p><br /></p><p>Would think yours has some age, and that it was more likely used for a stool or round chair seat rather than a pillow - even the corduroy isn't really helpful, by the time I started needlepoint, corduroy was often used for pillow backs and cording (my usual choice), but before that it was just a sturdy utilitarian fabric, suspect the bit seen on yours wasn't intended to be seen. I've picked up pieces obviously scavenged from chairs and used them for smaller pieces or made them into pillows, shame to let nice needlework go to waste...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 9727160, member: 111"]Not clear on the question, but regardless, all of the work was done by human hands, whether professional or amateur. Sometimes the background is so poorly done that it's obviously done by a much less skilled hand, but otherwise, no way to tell (yours is nicely worked, all stitching well done, even blocking can't hide poor work), similar classic designs would have continued well into the 20th century, maybe still made, I'm not up on it these days. Would think yours has some age, and that it was more likely used for a stool or round chair seat rather than a pillow - even the corduroy isn't really helpful, by the time I started needlepoint, corduroy was often used for pillow backs and cording (my usual choice), but before that it was just a sturdy utilitarian fabric, suspect the bit seen on yours wasn't intended to be seen. I've picked up pieces obviously scavenged from chairs and used them for smaller pieces or made them into pillows, shame to let nice needlework go to waste... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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