{"product_id":"9780486421544","title":"Victorian Needlework: Techniques and Designs","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003eScores 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.\u003cbr\u003eAspiring 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":"Courier Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052330172656,"sku":"9780486421544","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486421544_p0.jpg?v=1763708750","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486421544","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}