Miller, Fred, decorative artist · New York, London, Truslove, Hanson & Comba, Ld. · leaf 193
hat I am an opponent of prettiness inthe crafts, especially in that of the needle, for the stitchesthemselves, if cunningly ^done and with nice-colouredthreads, will give us all the prettiness we need. We mustthink of those other qualities, character, individuality,naivete, the adaptation of means… … No. 124.— Conventional Sprig, fromsixteenth-century work. NEEDLEWORK* 181 scroll is constantly met with in the work of that period, andthe rich and very varied colouring of the original is barelyhinted at in the reproduction. The worker, in stitching thecurious ornamental flowers and fruit growing…
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