Casgliadau Arlein

'Basia' sweater designed by Jamie & Jessi Seaton, inspired by Elizabethan needlework samplers. Hand-knitted in cotton using the intarsia technique. A quotation from a poem by Catullus is knitted into the front, back and sleeves: 'DA MI BASIA MILLE'. Pattern published in Sweaters from the Seaton Collection (1989) and The Seaton Collection: Exclusive Knitting Designs (1989). Floral design and lettering in multiple colours on a white ground. Initials 'SD' knitted onto upper proper left chest, upper right arm (front), upper left arm (rear) and upper proper right shoulder Design number: JJS 103 & JJS 113.