Couple Playing Chess, 19th Century Framed Needlepoint on Linen naive art made I think quite some

made I think quite some time ago with lots of love

this brooch is bold but refined

but are always opposite from one another

written by Juliett Macy and illustrated by L

Couple Playing Chess, 19th Century Framed Needlepoint on Linen naive art made I think quite someFrom 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