Jacobean crewel work and traditional designs (1900)
Penelope · Manchester, Briggs · leaf 23
THE VAU … This is a particularly lovely example of the type of crewelwork done in the 18th century. The colours are rich and many,but not gaudy. The best possible use is made of the long andshort stitch to express light and shade, and the direction ofthe stitchery seems to have been chosen with a keen…
Embroidery, English
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