Instant PDF Download - Modern Witches Illustration - From One Fine Thread

Print this out Yourself! PDF Download of a Digital Illustration by Laura Daub

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In celebration of International Women's Day in 2022, I'm listing my first Modern Witches Illustration based on Thérèse de Dillmont, an Austrian businesswoman, needleworker and author of The Encyclopedia of Needlework, published in1886. In her book, there is an image of an angel with the quote, "Tenu Filo Magnum Texitur Opus" which can be translated to "From One Fine Thread, a Work of Art is born", although I have seen different variations of the translation.

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Encyclopedia of Needlework, by Thérèse de Dillmont can be found for free at www.gutenberg.org

I've written about her before and she is known for her work with Dollfus-Mieg et Compagnie (DMC), the thread company still dominant today that I have predominantly used for my cross stitch patterns and embroidery over the years, so I thought this image was appropriate to pair with my new series of illustrations, Little Witches. I feel it necessary to also mention that two years before de Dillmont's encyclopedia was published, British needleworkers, Sophia Frances Anne Caulfeild and Blanche Catherine Saward, wrote the Dictionary of Needlework, another book considered a bible for needlework. The two publications apparently competed with each other and I am sure there is more to the story. In any case, these women were instrumental in bringing needlework instruction to the forefront in the late 19th century and owned businesses in times where I'm sure not many women had the opportunity to do so. 

Happy International Women's Day today and everyday!

~ Laura Daub

 The Cross Stitch PDF pattern for this illustration can be found here.

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The file prints out to be framed nicely in a 5" * 7" mat opening or an 8" * 10" if you would like more room around the image.

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"People need art in their houses. They don't need Bed Bath and Beyond dentist-office art. They need weird stuff" -Ezra Croft.

Since 2012, creating prints of my original paintings has always been important to me to make sure my work can reach many audiences at affordable prices. I feel everyone should be able to have the choice to fill their homes with artwork that has grabbed their attention, perhaps reflects their unique taste and lifestyle, and in the case of my work, maybe even conjures up some feelings of magic, myth and wonder like it does for me when I create it.  That being said, I realize offering digital prints opens my work up to the potential of file sharing and much worse, so please take the time to note the following:

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