English Embroidery - II - Cross-Stitch - A Handbook with Diagrams, Scale Drawings and Photographs taken from XVIIth Century English Samplers and from Modern Examples

Louisa F. Pesel

• Publisher: White Press
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473341302
• Print ISBN:
  9781473331334

This is a vintage handbook on practical cross-stitch, with diagrams and scale drawings taken from seventeenth-century samples and other sources. It was originally intended as a practical aid for embroiderers, especially those interested in English embroidery. "English Embroidery - II - Cross-Stitch" is highly recommended for modern readers with an interest in embroidery, and it would make for a useful addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "English Sampler worked by Susanna Ingram, dated 1700. Belonging to Mrs. Longman", "English Sampler from the Collection of Lady Egretton", "English Sampler in the Collection of Mrs. Clement Williams", "Rug Worked by the Twyford Group of Women's Institutes. Belonging to Miss Rooke", "Diagrams drawn from 829, 1902, V. & A. M. Textiles", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half title
• Title
• Frontispiece. Sampler, English, probably 17th Century. Belonging to Mrs. Longman
• Embroidery
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Contents & List of Plates
• Plate I. English Sampler worked by Susanna Ingram, dated 1700. Belonging to Mrs. Longman.
• Plate II. English Sampler from the Collection of Lady Egerton.
• Introduction
• Plate III. English Sampler in the Collection of Mrs. Clement Williams.
• Plate IV. Rug worked by the Twyford Group of Women’s Institutes. Belonging to Miss Rooke.
• Plate V. Diagrams drawn from 829, 1902, V. & A. M. Textiles.
• Plate VI. Diagrams variation of No. 9, Plate IX, drawn from another Sampler.
• Plate VII. Kneeler and Chair Cushion from the Wolvesey Collection, showing the same Design in different Colours, to illustrate how Colour modifies a Design.
• Plate VIII. Note-case and Pochette worked by the Author, to show use of other stitches.
• Plate IX. Diagrams from No. 741, 1899, Textiles, V. & A. M.
• Plate X. Diagrams from No. 8, 1874, V. & A. M.
• Plate XI. Two Wolvesey Stall Cushions.
• Plate XII. A Wolvesey Stall Cushion.
• Plate XIII. Diagrams from Nos. 516, 1877, V. & A. M.; 804, 1877, V. & A. M.; and from one of Mrs. Clement Williams’ Samplers.
• Plate XIV. Diagrams from No. 266, 1911, V. & A. M., and from a Sampler formerly in the late Mrs. Croly’s Collection.
• Plate XV. Diagrams from Nos. 804, 1877, V. & A. M.; 829, 1902, V. & A. M.; 368, 1907, V. & A. M.; 741, 1899, V. & A. M.
• Plate XVI. Diagrams from Nos. 804, 1877, V. & A. M.; 829, 1920, V. & A. M.; 368, 1907, V. & A. M.
• Plate XVII. Diagrams from No. 829, 1920, V. & A. M.
• Plate XVIII. Diagrams from No. 829, 1920, V. & A. M., and from a Sampler in the possession of Mrs. Longman.
• Notes