Raised Embroidery: A Practical Guide to Decorative Stumpwork

by Barbara Hirst (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1997

  $10.41

  Raised embroidery - a craft form incorporating surface stitchery, needlelace and several other embroidery techniques - was enormously popular in the 17th century and has since enjoyed a revival. Compared with other types of embroidery which lend themselves to geometric patterns or to conveying nature, raised embroidery offers a medium for depicting human life.