Practical Canvas Embroidery; A Handbook With Diagrams and Scale Drawings Taken From Xviith Century Samplers and Other Sources

London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, [1929]. First Edition. Oblong octavo with sea green wraps; , [10] pages including illustrations, x plates on 6 leaves color frontispiece 21 x 29 cm Very good; wraps show some mild wear/dampstains and light ink signature to front; leaves are clean and unmarked; binding solid; in protective sleeve. Paperback.

"The present work is designed by the authoress as a practical aid for embroiderers, especially for those who wish to do canvas work, and since the working of embroidery fo use as chair-seats, backs or cushions is now popular, it should prove most useful. In the seventeenth century the young embroiderers who worked such exquisite samplers, often at a remarkably early age, were guided to a large extent by the pattern books then in use. This book is also a pattern book and displays a varied selection of designs with, in most cases, hints as to the stitch or stitches which would be most effective." --Preface by A.J.B. Wace, Keeper of the Department of Textiles, Victoria and Albert Museum.