This book is the result of years of searching and collecting in the field o f early American needlework and is intended to fill a gap. Here is where the study of individual freehand designs are drawn in most cases by the workers - directly upon the fabric of woolens and linen s (from their own farms no doubt) and the threads spun and dyed by their own hands.

IT is the author's wish the these unique pieces not be lost and may reveal to the owners of such heirlooms - what treasures they truly possess. The illustrations, in B&W reflect the spirit of their makers' intense interest in life, observation of nature, and the recording of history as it reached them! Not only d oes this book give an historical background of the areas the pieces were made, but it provides a close-up look at the designs that have been adapted from other sources. Such items include: A set of b ed valances with old-time stitchery * Designs from old china, a jug & other New England sources * Linen holder * Linen petticoat with blue & white border. Table cover in 3 blues, carnations, bunch es of currants & grapes * Italian artichoke design The Rose (worked by Mary Breed 1770) * Indian printed cotton 'palampore' familiar in American homes, with Persian Pine & wavy-stem borders The Ba ttle of Bunker Hill on a bed curtain - British soldiers in crewel wools, circa 1776! * and other fine pieces that reflect the times. I note a small tear on page just before Table of Contents; otherw ise the book is in vg condition, inside & out.

 


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