Couple Playing Chess, 19th Century Framed Needlepoint on Linen wooden doy and there is room on

and there is room on the porch for a little carved dog

organizing office supplies on a desk

and under her simple cotton dress a smartly wrapped undergarment fastened with a safety pin

with the pedestal base making a trivet underneath it unnecessary

I'd never seen one before

Couple Playing Chess, 19th Century Framed Needlepoint on Linen wooden doy and there is room onFrom what I can tell, it is the woman that has the upper hand in the chess match, and I'd like to think that the slight tilt to the table here, slanting down toward her partner, was an intentional decision to reinforce the fact that she is indeed winning! I'm far from a needlepoint expert, but haven't seen many done in a single color like this, treating the figures like silhouettes, and I love the sort of improvisatory feel of it, with some of the