White Work: Techniques and 188 Designs by Carter Houck
English | September 19th, 2013 | ISBN: 0486236951 | 64 pages | True EPUB | 5.80 MB
In dozens of countries and in hundreds of varieties, the venerable craft of white work has become a byword for the ultimate form of needlework elegance. Its 3,000-year history encompasses every conceivable form of garment and decorative linen, from peasant blouses to papal vestments and the bridal gowns of queens; it appears in many guises as the favored embroidery of needleworkers from Denmark to South Africa, from England to the Philippines.