Ever since buying a postcard from the V&A of the King of Hearts woodcut print on card I have thought about stitching some of the images from playing cards
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Today at Emmaus I was handed a copy of this book, Playing Cards, History of the pack and explanations of its many secrets, published by Spring Books in 1931.
The illustrations are beautiful and I think lend themselves well to textiles.
Whether my fingers are dexterous enough time will tell.
Happy New Year!
2 replies on “lovely cloth binding, slightly foxed.”
some of the early medeival decks are quite decorative
I love the playful designs of late medieval Spain such as Phelippe Ayet c.1574.