Embroidery : a collection of articles on subjects connected with the study of fine needlework, including stitches, materials, methods of work, and designing, and history ... (1909)
Christie, Grace · London, James Pearsall · leaf 144
takenfrom a late XVIth-century pattern-bookwritten by an Italian, Giovanni Ostaus.This one has been especially arranged forcut work, but by omitting the squaredbackground and decoration, it can be usedfor any purpose for which one of Roman Johnston ; Alphabets, by E. F. Strange. EMBROIDERY type is… … Fig- 63 Gothic lettering is very largely used inembroidery, in both ancient and modernwork. The rather indistinct nature of thecharacters, to eyes trained to Roman type,is sometimes advantageous. Lettering tooplain and clear can draw too much attentionto itself and so be a disturbing element inthe…
Embroidery
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