Art needlework. A complete manual of embroidery in silks and crewels, with full instructions as to stitches, materials, and implements. Containing also a large number of original designs and a handsome coloured design for crewel work (1882)
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done inconvents and abbeys by religious men as well as women. This work was meant for the Church,though Royalty, struck by its beauty and worth, would occasionally demand or seize upon it todecorate the walls and ceilings of their stately palaces. Queen Matilda is said to have extortedfrom the… … ABT NEEDLEWORK. 49 has the reputation, of bemg the author of this work, but there is much room for doubt upon thesut^ect.^ Both men and,women pursued this art as a business, and a great trade was carriedon with other countries. At St. Marys Church, Oxford, there is a beautiful pulpit-cloth of…
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