Art In Needlework: A Book About Embroidery (1907) - Hardcover

Day, Lewis Foreman; Buckle, Mary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1436958083 ISBN 13: 9781436958080

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Art In Needlework: A Book About Embroidery is a comprehensive guide to the art of embroidery, written by Lewis Foreman Day and originally published in 1907. The book covers a wide range of embroidery techniques, including crewel work, applique, stump work, and more. It also includes detailed instructions on how to create a variety of embroidery designs, from simple monograms to elaborate floral motifs.In addition to practical instruction, Art In Needlework also delves into the history and cultural significance of embroidery. Day explores the use of embroidery in different cultures and time periods, from ancient Egypt to medieval Europe. He also discusses the role of embroidery in the decorative arts, as well as its use in fashion and clothing design.The book features numerous illustrations and photographs, showcasing both traditional and modern embroidery techniques. It also includes a glossary of embroidery terms and a list of recommended materials and tools.Art In Needlework remains a valuable resource for anyone interested in the art of embroidery, from beginners to experienced stitchers. Its timeless advice and insights continue to inspire and inform modern embroidery artists today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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Merely to hover round the subject and glance casually at it would serve no useful purpose. It may be as well, therefore, to define our standpoint: we look at the art from its practical side, not, of course, neglecting the artistic, for the practical use of embroidery is to be beautiful. The custom has been, since woman learnt to kill time with the needle, to think of embroidery too much as an idle accomplishment. It is more than that. At the very least it is a handicraft: at the best it is an art. This contention may be to take it rather seriously; but if one esteemed it less it would hardly be worth writing about, and the book, when written, would not be worth the attention of students of embroidery, needleworkers, and designers of needlework to whom it is addressed. It sets forth to show what decorative stitching is, how it is done, and what it can do. It is illustrated by samplers of stitches ;by diagrams, to explain the way stitches are done ;and by examples of old and modern work, to show the artistic application of the stitches.
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• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1436958083
• ISBN 13: 9781436958080
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 300
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