Erica; Cross Stitch; 123; Erica: Cross Stitch

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Series
Erica
Program
Cross Stitch
Episode Number
123
Raw Footage
Erica: Cross Stitch
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/15-wm13n20v91
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Description
Episode Description
This episode is very much about technical skills in stitchery. Stitches demonstrated in this episode are cross-stitch and herringbone stitch. Erica also shows how use cross-stitch for lettering, how to interlace herringbone with a contrasting color, and how to do cross-stitch over blocks of satin stitch. Historical pieces shown include a Victorian tablemat depicting chimney sweeps in silhouette using entirely black cross-stitch, as well as examples of peasant costume from (the former) Yugoslavia and Mexico. Erica also displays a cross-stitch sampler that she made depicting her home and family and a white lawn peasant blouse that she adorned with cross-stitch. Summary and select metadata for this record was submitted by Amanda Sikarskie.
Date
1972-03-14
Topics
Crafts
Subjects
Wilson, Erica; Peasant Costume; Samplers; Victorian Period ? Needlework; Counted Cross-Stitch; Needlework ? Instruction
Rights
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Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:14:27
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Credits
Director: Field, James
Host2: Wilson, Erica
Other (see note): Mahard, Frances
Producer2: MacLeod, Margaret I.
Publisher: Copyright 1971 Erica Wilson and WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH
Identifier: 51932ec68f3f3d029da00b01e350ed29196c3e80 (ArtesiaDAM UOI_ID)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:00:00
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Citations
Chicago: “Erica; Cross Stitch; 123; Erica: Cross Stitch,” 1972-03-14, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed October 22, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-wm13n20v91.
MLA: “Erica; Cross Stitch; 123; Erica: Cross Stitch.” 1972-03-14. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. October 22, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-wm13n20v91>.
APA: Erica; Cross Stitch; 123; Erica: Cross Stitch. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-wm13n20v91