Featured There'll Always be an England cross stitch sampler, 40s?60s?

Discussion in 'Textiles, Needle Arts, Clothing' started by Elen Beattie, Jun 12, 2023.

  1. Elen Beattie

    Elen Beattie Well-Known Member

    Hi all! Picked up this sweet cross stitch for only $2 at a thrift store. I am wondering if you could tell if it this is a WWII piece or more modern? From research, I know that the words are based on the poem by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles and that it was popular again when sung by Vera Lynn in the early 60s. It measures 16"L x 12"W. There aren't really many online, I only found one which is the same design. Would these have been made from an at-home type kit? All info appreciated, thank you!
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  2. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

  3. Elen Beattie

    Elen Beattie Well-Known Member

    Any Jewelry and komokwa like this.
  4. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Don't think a kit per se. More likely a pre-stamped fabric panel.

    Debora
     
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  5. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    Hard to know. I used to do a lot of counted cross stitch but I worked from pattern books or homemade patterns with my own blank fabric and supplies.

    I know there were kits for both printed patterns and for counted cross stitch. I had no experience with just printed fabric so no idea.

    (Also no idea what they may have done in England if that's its origin.)
     
  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

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  7. Elen Beattie

    Elen Beattie Well-Known Member

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  8. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    I think these are World War II. If they weren't, there would be no reason for the wartime imagery -- fighter planes and battleships. It was a 1939 song that popularized the phrase. Here's the type of pre-printed panel it would have been produced from. (Seller says this one can be identified as World War II by the Utility stamp.)

    Debora

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  9. Elen Beattie

    Elen Beattie Well-Known Member

    Ah, perfect this is great info. Thank you!
     
  10. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

    A lot of patriotic (or not) needlework transfers were included in women's magazines back in the day, too.

    My, this brought a tear to my eye. My ex-pat mother always kept a copy of that sheet music on her piano in the living room.
     
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  11. Elen Beattie

    Elen Beattie Well-Known Member

    What a lovely memory, thank you for sharing!
     
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