Needlework As Art

Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess Alford

• Essays
• Book language: English
• 443 pages

Needlework as Art is a collection of essays from 1886 by Lady M. Alford on embroidery and decorative needlework. It discusses design, colour, and the use of stitched work for hangings, furniture, dress, and small luxury objects. Listeners interested in Victorian craft and the place of needlework among the arts will find it a thoughtful historical guide.

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