Jacobean crewel work and traditional designs (1900)
Penelope · Manchester, Briggs · leaf 8
needlewoman,and sometimes whole sets of chair coverings would be undertakenby the lady of the house and her daughters. At this time, too, there werealso the professional embroiderers—men belonging to the BroderersGuild. They would travel across the countryside staying at varioushouses to work the… … Long after Anne died crewel work remained in favour, or, to bemore accurate, the same type of pattern did, but silk gradually tookthe place of wool. New styles in furniture, lighter and daintier than theJacobean, demanded rather different coverings, and flowered silksand velvets were considered the…
Embroidery, English
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