Jacobean crewel work and traditional designs (1900)
Penelope · Manchester, Briggs · leaf 6
ays more exciting to make ones owndesigns, but there are many needlewomen, some of themtechnically perfect, who would find this a great hardship,and to such these traced patterns are invaluable. Although it is intended first and foremost for theiruse and that of the quite inexpert, I sincerely hope… … Page Three fashions in embroidery, unlike fashions in dress, do not changequickly : it is not a matter of months but of years. When we rememberthat this crewel work is nearly three hundred years old we can understandthat ten years, or twenty for that matter, is neither here nor there.Three hundred…
Embroidery, English
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