"On Designing for the Art of Embroidery" in Arts and Craft Essays
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A short essay by Selwyn Image offering four principles for designing embroidery: consider where and how the finished work will be seen, treat all objects as lying on one plane, keep the motifs simple, and study old work while returning always to Nature. It argues for emphasizing main lines and masses over fine detail, especially in altar-cloths, banners and wall-hangings. The text is a general discussion of design with no technical stitch or weaving instructions.
- Type
- Monograph
- Date
- 1903
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 7
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