Antique Needlework Tools and Embroideries Diplomacy and confidence they need

and confidence they need

ISBN13: 9780670811465 ISBN10: 0670811467 Material Type: hardcover

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Antique Needlework Tools and Embroideries Diplomacy and confidence they needThis important book is a comprehensive examination of needlework tools from the seventeenth century to the Edwardian era. The author, an expert with over twenty years' first hand experience of her subject, has grouped needlework tools into specific periods, linking these to the style of embroidery that was in fashion and the social background of the time. This book answers the many questions posed by collectors of antique needlework tools and is of