Educational NeedlecraftRead Books Ltd, 19/12/2016 - 166 páginas Originally published in 1911, this work is a practical and comprehensive manual on the skills of needlecraft. It includes lessons on 'Tacking', 'Herring-Boning', 'Chain Stitching', and much more, all complemented by clear diagrams and illustrations of the methods. It is a fantastic work for anyone wanting to learn the art of needlework and sewing. Here is a short extract from the preface explaining the book's aims: 'THIS book represents the first conscious and serious effort to take Needlecraft from its humble place as the Cinderella of Manual arts, and to show how it may become a means of general and even of higher education. The writers have faith that in taking the common things of life and walking truly among them they will find greatness and beauty at last.' A specially commissioned new introduction on the history and uses of sewing and needlework has been added to the republication of this work. |
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allow ANN MACBETH APPLIQUÉ armhole BACK AND FRONT back stitch band beautiful blouse bodice braid button buttonhole stitch chain stitch chemise child colour combined construction and decoration cotton embroidery cretonne curve darning diagonal draw drawn threads dress fabrics fashion fastening finger finished flannel flannelette fold frill garments gathered girl give gusset hemmed or machined hemming stitches herringboning HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES inch knots latchets length LESSON linen loops material method nainsook neck neckband needlecraft nightdress overseamed patches pattern pins pleat raw edges right side round rows satin stitch Savile Row seams selvedge sewing machine sewn shaped shoulder shows side Diag silk simple skill skirt sleeve slip SLIPBODICE TYPE square stitchery straight lines strip suitable suited tacking tape texture thick threequarter thumb topsewed tucks turned unbleached calico vertically waist waistband weft width wool woollen worker wrist wrong side yard yoke