Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910, Buckle, Mary · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 30
d as a sortof embroidery with the shuttle. That will be clearlyseen by reference to Illustration i, which showsa fragment of ancient tapestry found in a Coptictomb in Upper Egypt. In the lower portion of itthe pattern appears light on dark. As a matter offact, it was wrought in white and red upon a… … I. TAPESTRY, SHOWING WART. B 2 ART IN NEEDLEWORK, mz white pattern intact on the warp, the threads ofwhich are laid bare in the upper part of theillustration. It is on just such upright lines of warp that alltapestry, properly so called, is worked—whetherwith the shuttle or with the needle makes…
Embroidery
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