English Domestic Needlework, 1660-1860An introduction, intended for the collector, rather than the worker. |
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17th century Albert Museum apron associated back stitch background bags basket beads bed furniture Berlin wool braid broidered buttonhole canvas chain stitch chairs Chapter chinoiserie cloth collector coloured silks cotton couched cover coverlets craft crewel cross stitch curtains cushions dated decorative delight drawn thread dress early 18th century effect elaborate Elizabeth Elizabethan embroidered England English fabric fashion figures flowers fringes gilded gloves gold and silver inches inventory Lady late 18th later linen Mary metal threads motifs needle needlewoman needlework noted opus Anglicanum ornament pair panels patchwork patterns pearls period petticoat pictorial embroidery pillow pincushion popular portrait printed purl purse Queen quilting ribbon rich samplers satin stitch silk silks and metal silver thread smocking spangles specimens stem stitchery Stuart stump style surface embroidery tapestry tasselled tent stitch thimble Tudor velvet Victoria Victoria and Albert wear white satin wire wool yellow