Victorian Fancy Stitchery: Techniques & Designs

ISBN-13: 9780486432717 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 128 str.

Flora Klickmann

Opis

This exceptionally fine needlecraft guide from the turn of the twentieth century includes instructions for projects that range from drawn-thread work -- one of the oldest and simplest forms of art needlework -- to the attractive novelty of bead embroidery on netting.
Abundantly illustrated directions for -fancy stitchery- also provide tips for such exquisite creations as reticella lace and Venetian crochet, elegant hardanger and hedebo work, macrame, cross-stitch, ancient cut-work, and embroidery on flannel.
A useful manual for anyone who enjoys re-creating needlecraft projects from an earlier era and a valuable reference for collectors of antique laces and dress trimmings, this volume also provides a captivating glimpse of needlework from a bygone era.