Art embroidery: a treatise on the revived practice of decorative needlework (1878)
Lockwood, Mary S. (Mary Smith), 1831-1922, Glaister, Elizabeth, Crane, Thomas, b. 1843? · London, M. Ward & co. · leaf 72
NEEDLEWORK. easier, and more full of character if made of ordinary householdmaterials, than of articles made purposely for the fancy trade.Homespun linen and thread are, unfortunately for our purposes,hardly to be met with now, and machine-made fabrics are onlytoo even and white ; but a better… … || HE interesting subject of the history of ancient needle-work is far too wide to be entered upon here, butas acquaintance with good models is essential tofU the successful practice of this as of every other art,we will give a few hints on what is best to study or to imitate. We would not by any…
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