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Ayrshire and other whitework

Categorie	Borduren & Kruissteek
Boeknummer	#313369-VD10
Titel	Ayrshire and other whitework
Auteur	Swain, Margaret
Boektype	Geniet
Uitgeverij	Shire Publications Limited
Jaar van uitgave	1982
ISBN10	0852635893
ISBN13	9780852635896
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original stapled wrappers, softcover, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	For a generation or more, white on white embroidery, a symbol of purity and elegance, once so desirable, has been neglected by needlewoman and collector alike. The growing importance of antique costume, in the saleroom and among serious students, has aroused interest in the embroidered white accessories that were an indispensable part of the whole ensemble. This book gives a concise summary of the various types of white needlework likely to be encountered. It shows details of the techniques and gives a readable and authoritative account of such diverse types as Dresden work, tambourned muslin, Ayrshire embroidery, Mountmellick and Richelieu work, broderie anglaise, quilting and stringwork. A useful section shows how to identify machine embroidery and Indian whitework. Above all, it will ... (Lees verder)be an inspiration to the modern needlewoman attracted by white on white embroidery.
Pagina's	32
Conditie	Goed — 1982 edition with red/black cover.
Prijs	€ 5,00

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