Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910, Buckle, Mary · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 262
ume, then, that every needlewoman is,or can ever be, competent to design what sheembroiders, is to make very small account ofdesign. How is it possible to take design seri-ously and yet think it is to be mastered withoutyears of patient study, which few workwomen canor will devote to it ? Any… … gi. RENAISSANCE ORNAMENT. 236 ART IN NEEDLEWORK. more than it is ; but in the case of really impor-tant work, to be executed at considerable costnot only of material, but of patient labour, surelyit is worth giving serious thought to its design.The scant consideration commonly given to itshows how…
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