Woman’s handiwork in modern homes, by Constance Cary Harrison; with numerous illustrations and five colored plates from designs by Samuel Colman, Rosina Emmet, George Gibson, and others (1881)
Harrison, Burton, Mrs., 1843-1920 · [New York] C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 102
, to soak for a day. Strain the bran-water, and use itlukewarm to wash your crewel-work. Squeeze and passgently through the hands, but do not wring it. Then hangit to dry in the house, in a warm temperature, and iron onwrong side before it becomes entirely dry. In ironing, laythe work right side… … 78 womans handiwork. DRAWN WORK, OLD AND NEW. Those Holland smocks as white as snow,And gorgets brave, with drawn-work wrought. THE art of drawn-work, as taught in the new schools ofembroidery, is a return to the naissance of decorativeopen-work. From it, associated with cut-work and darnednetting,…
Interior decoration · Embroidery · Painting · Decoration and ornament
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