The Development of Embroidery in America - Couverture souple

Wheeler, Candace

 
9781603550680: The Development of Embroidery in America

Synopsis

The influential designer Candace Wheeler traces the history and development of American embroidery and its evolution into an exquisite decorative art in the late 19th and early 20th century. This Juniper Grove edition has been reprinted from the original 1921 edition. It includes 66 black and white illustrations. Chapter list: Introductory. The Story of the Needle. Beginnings in the New World. The Crewelwork of Our Puritan mothers. Samplers and a Word About Quilts. Moravian Work, Portraiture, French Embroidery and Lacework. Berlin Woolwork. Revival of Embroidery, and the Founding of the Society of Decorative Art. American Tapestry. The Bayeux Tapestries.

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The influential designer Candace Wheeler traces the history and development of American embroidery and its evolution into an exquisite decorative art in the late 19th and early 20th century. This Juniper Grove edition has been reprinted from the original 1921 edition. It includes 66 black and white illustrations. Chapter list: Introductory. The Story of the Needle. Beginnings in the New World. The Crewelwork of Our Puritan mothers. Samplers and a Word About Quilts. Moravian Work, Portraiture, French Embroidery and Lacework. Berlin Woolwork. Revival of Embroidery, and the Founding of the Society of Decorative Art. American Tapestry. The Bayeux Tapestries.

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