18th Century Embroidery Techniques by Gail Marsh
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Book Reviews of 18th Century Embroidery Techniques
Book Review: Thorough, Beautiful, Entertaining, Informative
Summary: 5 Stars
For the embroiderer interested in historical needlework, this book belongs in your library. It's a wonderful treatment of embroidery techniques from the 18th century.
The book has a good bit of "how to" information in it - and a lot of "how they did it" information - as well as beautiful photos of 18th century needlework (especially on clothing), and many diagrams of typical designs.
It's also a very readable book. The author includes historical anecdotes, excerpts of personal letters from the era, and some interesting nitty-gritty details about costs and labor. Very interesting stuff!
Book Review: a beautiful thing
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was extremely useful to me, it really provides me a clear picture of the colors,textures and designs of that time.Book Review: Wonderful book
Summary: 5 Stars
Gorgeous and fascinating! I love embroidery, so the history and reference in this book are especially interesting. Very good value.Book Review: How to embroider a frock coat
Summary: 5 Stars
This book has an abundance of photos of actual gaments to illustrate the various stitches. Anyone who loves this period of dress, and the details of fabric decoration that made the 18th C.costume unique, should have this book. Whether they are into making their own pirate coats, or just admiring the amount of work that our ancestors put into the highest fashions of the day, this is a valuable reference.Book Review: 18th Century Embroidery Techniques
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is well researched and presents clear detailed descriptions of a fascinating subject. I love the inserted quotes especially those from the ever chatty Mrs Delany. (I highly recommend the wonderful book by Ruth Hayden "Mrs Delany Her Life and her Flowers") The only reason I chose to give this book 4 stars rather than 5 is the lack of color photos of the garments. Too many of the items are represented by simple line sketches making them difficult to visualize.
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