Victorian Fancy Stitchery: Techniques and Designs
Language: English
Published by Dover Publications Inc., 2003
Series: Book 20 of 24 - Dover Crafts: Embroidery & Needlepoint
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This exceptionally fine needlecraft guide from the turn of the century includes instructions for projects that range from drawn-thread work to the attractive novelty of bead embroidery on netting. Abundantly illustrated directions provide tips for reticella lace and Venetian crochet, elegant hardanger and hedebo work, macram , cross-stitch, ancient cut-work, and embroidery on flannel. 244 illustrations.
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- Title
- Victorian Fancy Stitchery: Techniques and Designs
- Author
- Flora Klickmann
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0486432718
- ISBN 13
- 9780486432717
- Series
- Book 20 of 24: Dover Crafts: Embroidery & Needlepoint
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, macramé, 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.
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