{"product_id":"victorian-needlework-techniques-and-designs-dover-crafts-embroidery-needlepoint-0486421546","title":"Victorian Needlework: Techniques and Designs (Dover Crafts: Embroidery \u0026 Needlepoint)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0486421546\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Klickmann, Flora\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecond to none in their admiration of fine stitchery, the Victorians adorned their homes and wardrobes with lavish displays of needlework and similar handicrafts. Most nineteenth-century women engaged in some form of sewing - whether for pleasure, economy, or both - and in the absence of a tutor, they turned to handbooks such as this rare and authentic guide to the rich and varied intricacies of needlecraft.Scores of diagrams and photos offer clear illustrations of the step-by-step directions for mastering an array of techniques and patterns. Ranging from a practical lesson in hemstitching to creating doilies with Hungarian embroidery, this vintage volume offers a treasury of what the Victorians termed \"fancywork\": decorative stitching such as Bulgarian, Catalan, Hungarian, and Baro embroidery; netting; Berlin wool-work; Bohemian, Carrickmacross, Innishmacsaint, and reticella lace: and a bevy of cousins to the burgeoning family of needlepoint.Aspiring or accomplished, needleworkers at every level of expertise will find projects here to love - knotting fringes for a handsome finished edge, trimming collars and cuffs with dainty punched work, making a lace collar in Brussels braid, and numerous other crafts, all abounding in old-fashioned charm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67955386810656,"sku":"NEW0486421546","price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/913J0lt9ClL.jpg?v=1792836263","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/en-gb\/products\/victorian-needlework-techniques-and-designs-dover-crafts-embroidery-needlepoint-0486421546","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}