Elidia Ciambelli's embroidery sample book
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Elidia Ciambelli's embroidery sample bookEntry/Object ID
2025.10.47Description
Elidia "Lily" Ciambelli's book of "Dress Embroidery Samples," completed for Miss Summers class at the Boston Trade School for Girls. Each page is labeled with a start and finish date in pencil to plan and price future services. Samples are done with dark blue thread on light blue fabric and stitched down with white thread to brown paper with two-four knots on the corner or side of sample. Samples include: embroidery stitches, plain tassels, corded fringe, Chinese knots, barrel knots, over and over, long and short stitches, fruit, leaves, berries, apples, pears, crocheting, and beading.Context
Elidia "Lily" Ciambelli was born in 1907 to two Italian immigrants, Angelia and Frank Ciambelli. Founded in 1904 as an alternative high school for girls, the Boston Trade School for Girls sought to train young women to enter the non-domestic custom sewing industry.Category
Sample books