{"product_id":"as-a-rule-a-mans-a-fool-framed-needlepoint-sampler","title":"\"As a Rule a Man's a Fool\" — Framed Needlepoint Sampler, Walnut Frame (Vintage \u0026 Found)","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #999;\"\u003eVintage \u0026amp; Found · The Foundry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAs a rule a man’s a fool. It was true when someone stitched this. It is still true.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA framed needlepoint sampler — cream linen ground, red cross-stitch lettering, decorative border in red, yellow, and green, set in a walnut frame. The verse reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAs a rule a man’s a fool\u003cbr\u003e\nWhen it’s hot he wants it cool\u003cbr\u003e\nWhen it’s cool he wants it hot\u003cbr\u003e\nAlways wanting what is not\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe verse is old — attributed variously to anonymous American folk wisdom, to Ogden Nash, to the kind of thing that gets stitched onto linen because it is too true to leave unsaid. Someone made this by hand, one stitch at a time, and put it in a walnut frame, and hung it somewhere it could be read every day. The stitching is even and careful. The border is precise. This was made by someone who knew what they were doing and meant what they were saying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGood vintage condition. Walnut frame intact. Ready to hang. One of a kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eItem Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-stitched needlepoint sampler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCream linen ground — red cross-stitch lettering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecorative border in red, yellow, and green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalnut frame — intact and ready to hang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood vintage condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of a kind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePickup \u0026amp; Shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable for local pickup at The Foundry, 35 W Huron Street, Suite 101, Pontiac, Michigan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShipping available — packed carefully for transit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eReturns\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll vintage sales final. Contact us at 248-568-6030.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShop online or visit The Foundry at 35 W Huron Street in downtown Pontiac.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Foundry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152382017725,"sku":"VF-NEEDLEPOINT-FOOL-001","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/7801\/3117\/files\/IMG_8006.jpg?v=1782884010","url":"https:\/\/thefoundryhlc.com\/products\/as-a-rule-a-mans-a-fool-framed-needlepoint-sampler","provider":"The Foundry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}