Embroidery and lace: their manufacture and history from the remotest antiquity to the present day. A handbook for amateurs, collectors and general readers (1888)
Lefébure, Ernest, b. 1835, Cole, Alan S. (Alan Summerly), 1846-1934 · London, H. Grevel · leaf 20
design which may havebeen selected, and by its careful transfer on to thestuff upon which it is to be wrought. It is evidentthat mere needlework, however dexterous, cannot re-deem bad taste in design. To weigh well the natureand character of the object to be decorated, to employsuitable threads,… … ing artistic initiative, are rules as eternally true in respect of embroidery as in other arts. Unfortunately much embroidery, often perfect in its needlework, errs in quality of design and in the use of colours and tones which create dis- cordant effects when brought into close juxtaposition. A…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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