English Embroidery - I - Double-Running or Back-Stitch

This is a vintage handbook on double-running or back-stitch with diagrams and scale drawings taken from seventeenth-century samples and other sources. It was originally intended as a practical aid for embroiderers especially those interested in English embroidery. English Embroidery - II - Cross-Stitch is highly recommended for modern readers with an interest in embroidery and it would make for a useful addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: Sampler from Egypt belonging to Prof. P. Newberry Top portion of English Sampler. Dated 1661. 368-1907 V. & A. M. Lower portion of Plate II English Cross-Stitch and Double-Running Sampler from the Collection of Lady Egerton Diagrams from a Sampler belonging to Mrs. Clement Williams et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.