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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bluumz, post: 436003, member: 649&quot;]I miss 6rivets. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>While the padded stitch used throughout OP&#039;s piece<i> is </i>used in stumpwork, it&#039;s the most basic stumpwork stitch. Generally, if a piece is called stumpwork, people expect to see something with much more dimension. The padded bits serve more as background rather than focus.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.lornabatemanembroidery.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Dragonfly-wreath-1000-text.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m inclined to agree with the suggestion it could have been an accent pillow cover. It&#039;s definitely not top quality stitching, but it is pretty!</p><p>I&#039;ve no suggestions for age... this type of work is still being done and fine needlework threads in silk are still available. And I&#039;m not well-versed enough to tell age from the thread colors. But it does look &quot;old&quot;. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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