Yvette Stanton explains the basics of Guimarães embroidery, which comes from Guimarães in Portugal. She shows the sampler from "Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimarães", which has probably been the most popular project in that book.
"Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimarães" by Yvette Stanton
38 count linen
No 8 pearl cotton
Straw 4 needles
Tapestry 24 needles
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