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American needlework; the history of decorative stitchery and embroidery from the late 16th to the 20th century, by Georgiana Brown Harbeson; illustrated with photographs ...

American Indian porcupine-quill embroidery -- Indian bead needlework -- Indian applique, Alaskan fishskin needlework -- Early stump work, silk and wool needlepoint pictures -- Crewel embroidery in the ...
Los Angeles Times

Erica Wilson dies at 83; needlework instructor built embroidery empire

With her first book on stitchery, needlework instructor Erica Wilson revived a craft and helped invent a publishing category. Her 1962 hardcover book, “Crewel Embroidery,” both popularized the pursuit ...
Tallahassee Democrat

The needle arts are alive and well with Tallahassee embroidery group

Embroidery. Needlework. Stitchery. If you’re suddenly picturing an elderly lady bent over miniscule threads, needling them through cloth barely illuminated by a flickering candle — you might want to ...
Time Out

Nyonya Needlework: Embroidery and Beadwork in the Peranakan World

Learn about Peranakan culture through this exhibition on embroidery and beadwork. Over 200 art pieces, including shoes and table covers, are divided into various sections – auspicious emblems and ...
The Irish Times

Mountmellick embroidery has helped keep Ireland’s craft heritage alive for 200 years

“Are you a stitcher or a knitter?” This is one of the first questions Dolores Dempsey asks visitors to the Mountmellick Embroidery and Heritage Museum. As the voluntary curator of this small museum in ...
The Conversation

The power of needlework: how embroidery is helping South African women tell unspeakable stories

In her artwork for the project, Christina Leputla depicted victims of domestic violence fleeing their attacker. In June 2020, three months after South Africa entered the first of a series of hard ...
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American needlework; the history of decorative stitchery and embroidery from the late 16th to the 20th century

NMAHTEX copy 39088019431311 inscribed by the author. American Indian porcupine quill embroidery -- Indian bead needlework -- Indian applique, Alaskan fishskin needlework -- Early stump work, silk and ...