tailieunhanh - The Development of Embroidery in America

The story of embroidery includes in its history all the work of the needle since Eve sewed fig leaves together in the Garden of Eden. We are the inheritors of the knowledge and skill of all the daughters of Eve in all that concerns its use since the beginning of time. When this small implement came open-eyed into the world it brought with it possibilities of well-being and comfort for races and ages to come. It has been an instrument of beneficence as long ago as "Dorcas sewed garments and gave them to the poor," and has been a creator of beauty since Sisera gave. | The Development of Embroidery in America by 1 MANY BOOKS .h. L THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMBROIDERY IN AMERICA Candace Wheeler COMPLETE UNABSIDG ED CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII The Development of Embroidery in America by Candace Wheeler This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title The Development of Embroidery in America Author Candace Wheeler Release Date January 4 2008 EBook 24165 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK EMBROIDERY IN AMERICA Produced by Constanze Hofmann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive American Libraries. The Development of Embroidery in America by 2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMBROIDERY IN AMERICA By Candace Wheeler Illustration CANDACE WHEELER From the painting by her daughter Dora Wheeler Keith. Painted by Dora Wheeler Keith THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMBROIDERY IN AMERICA By CANDACE WHEELER Illustrated Illustration HARPER BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON MCMXXI DEVELOPMENT OF EMBROIDERY IN AMERICA Copyright 1921 by Harper Brothers Printed in the United States of America X-V CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE Introductory. The Story of the Needle 3 I. Beginnings in the New World 10 II. The Crewelwork of Our Puritan Mothers 17 III. Samplers and a Word About Quilts 48 IV. Moravian Work Portraiture French Embroidery and Lacework 62 V. Berlin Woolwork 96 VI. Revival of Embroidery and the Founding of the Society of Decorative Art 102 VII. American Tapestry 121 VIII. The Bayeux Tapestries 144 ILLUSTRATIONS CANDACE WHEELER. From the painting by her daughter Dora Wheeler Keith Frontispiece The Development of Embroidery in America by 3 MOCCASINS OF .