An Illustrated History of Needlework Tools
Author : Gay Ann Rogers
Publisher : John Murray
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 26,53 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Needlework
ISBN :
Author : Gay Ann Rogers
Publisher : John Murray
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 26,53 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Needlework
ISBN :
Author : Gertrude Whiting
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 38,40 MB
Release : 1971-01-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780486225173
Describes the forms and uses of winders, bobbins, hoops, frames, bodkins, and other sewing implements used in various world cultures
Author : Bridget McConnel
Publisher : Schiffer Book for Collectors w
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,82 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780764307102
The history and diversity of needlework tools from ancient Egypt through the 20th century are identified. Nearly 500 photographs beautifully illustrate needles, bodkins, pin cushions, thimbles, bobbins, clamps, hooks, shuttles, measuring tapes, waxers, winders, and more. A special section features representative tools from private collections. Three appendices, values, and an index are included.
Author : Kay Sullivan
Publisher : Antique Collectors Club Dist
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 47,12 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
The first comprehensive study of needlework tools and accessories mad in Holland between 1400 and the 20th century.
Author : Sylvia Groves
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 33,95 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Embroidery
ISBN :
"This is a most unusual book, dealing with a subject that has never previously been so thoroughly examined. It concerns the tools and accessories that have been used in needlework throughout the centuries, and their relation to the history and development of needlework itself. A glance at some of the chapter headings gives an indication of the scope of the book: Needles and Needle-cases; Scissors and Knives; Work-boxes and Work-tables; Embroiderers' Tools and Cord-making Appliances; Knitting; Netting; Knotting; Purse-making and Pillow-lace. Not only is the evolution of the more everyday implements traced in detail; the reader is introduced into a world of Hemming-birds, Niddy-noddies, Yarningles, Lucettes and Drizzling-pins - the terms used are as delightful as the objects themselves. There are more than 200 illustrations. Some are from museums and art-galleries in this country, the United States and the Continent; others are from the author's own unique collection of tools. There are metal sewing-boxes worn by Anglo-Saxon women; needles and pins of medieval times; costly knotting shuttles used in the days of Marie Antoinette; and all the varied paraphernalia of the Victorian era. The author quotes extensively and most appropriately from many literary sources including Chaucer, Defoe, Jane Austen, Hans Andersen, the diaries of Parson Woodforde, etc., giving some indication of the enormous amount of research she has undertaken. She is herself a needlewoman, familiar with all the processes she mentions. To anyone interested in needlework, and to the social historian, this will be a valuable book of reference. It also presents many challenges to the collector, who will surely be inspired to search for the numerous delightful and once useful things described - the delicate tubular needle-cases of the Georgian and Victorian periods; the sewing-clamps or grippers that were so popular in the United States in the early 19th century; the bobbins used for pillow-lace with their intriguing inscriptions; and the small stilettos needed for Broderie Anglaise or for that curious and long-forgotten pursuit of Parfilage." --
Author : Fox Chapel Publishing
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 36,67 MB
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1607650266
With the expert sewing techniques shared in this book, anyone can create home-made soft furnishings with a designer's flair.
Author : Mary Carolyn Beaudry
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,15 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780300134803
Mary C. Beaudry mines archaeological findings of sewing and needlework to discover what these small traces of female experience reveal about the societies and cultures in which they were used. Beaudry's geographical and chronological scope is broad: she examines sites in the United States and Great Britain, as well as Australia and Canada, and she ranges from the Middle Ages through the Industrial Revolution.The author describes the social and cultural significance of "findings": pins, needles, thimbles, scissors, and other sewing accessories and tools. Through the fascinating stories that grow out of these findings, Beaudry shows the extent to which such "small things" were deeply entrenched in the construction of gender, personal identity, and social class.
Author : Eleanor Van Zandt
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 16,23 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780895776211
Gives instructions for more than twenty-five projects in cross stitch, blackwork, pattern darning, pulled work, Hardanger work, and drawn thread work.
Author : Helen Richman
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 1059 pages
File Size : 13,16 MB
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1785002953
Stumpwork is a highly decorative and imaginative embroidery technique, which typically uses raised and padded stitches that are rich in texture. This practical book explains how to create your own piece of stumpwork embroidery. Beginning with an introduction to the appropriate materials, equipment and tools, it instructs on a wide range of stitches and techniques, and illustrates them with ten delightful projects. It then explains how to design your own piece of stumpwork before advising on finishing, presenting and caring for you work. Written by a leading embroiderer, this beautiful book will inspire and encourage you to try this exciting technique and create your own exquisite designs. Contents include: Practical advice on working with threads, as well as how to stretch and prepare fabrics; Over 900 photographs to guide the reader through a wide range of decorative and raised stitches; Detailed instructions on combining stumpwork with a range of other techniques to create unique designs; Ten projects show how to use the stitches in designs, including stumpwork human figures. This practical guide will be of great interest to embroiderers, designers, theatre designers, interior designers and historians, and is beautifully illustrated with 983 colour photographs.
Author : Pamela A. Parmal
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,31 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Boston (Mass.)
ISBN : 9780878467785
Tells the stories of six women and how needlework shaped their lives in the colonies' most important port city.