{"product_id":"milkmaid-the-scarlet-letter","title":"MILKMAID - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom before the early eighteenth century, a change in attitudes regarding nature in western art evolved, resulting in a bucolic, pastoral ideal: an inhabited landscape, lush with flowers and fruits, featuring shepherds and farming activities, usually with a hint at romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the popular motifs in the ideal landscapes feature in this needlework picture, inspired by early eighteenth century English prototypes. Not only do we have the lovely shepherdess\/spinster (she is indeed spinning with a drop spindle traditionally used outdoors while tending to the flock as it is quite portable) with her sheep, an adoring shepherd sits beside her with his sheep crook, his devoted dog at his feet, offering her a small bouquet of flowers. A cat sits in front of a traditional half-timbered farm house, a groom holds a handsome horse, ducks and geese swim in a beautiful blue pool of water, butterflies and birds flit in every direction, oversized flowers and plants blossom in the pasture, and then there is the very eager---slightly manic---milkmaid on her stool, squirting jets of pure white milk into her wooden stave bucket. It simply does not get any more bucolic than this.\u003cbr\u003eOnly two different stitches are required to execute this picture: cross over two threads of linen, and over one thread of linen (tent stitch). The combination of stitches results in amazing depth and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 35 count linen the picture will measure approximately 13-1\/2\" x 14-1\/2\" .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWords courtesy of The Scarlett Letter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50505283338455,"sku":null,"price":46.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/milkmaid.jpg?v=1790032397","url":"https:\/\/thecrewelgobelin.com.au\/products\/milkmaid-the-scarlet-letter","provider":"The Crewel Gobelin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}