Embroidery
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An encyclopedia article from 1881 giving a general overview of embroidery as an art. It covers its antiquity and use among peoples from the Chinese, Persians, Turks and Hindus to the Laplander and Red Indian, and the unusual materials used in Oriental work. It also describes hand-embroidery methods, including frames, Berlin work, pricked patterns and muslin embroidery, and explains how Heilmann's multi-needle embroidery machine works with a pantograph.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1881
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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