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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Complete guide to an important period of needlework history,
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This review is from: Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework, 1650-1850 (Hardcover)
Betty Ring is a renowned needlework historian who really
knocked herself out for this complete look at American needlework
from the 1650s through the 1850s. While this two-book set may
seem expensive, rest assured it's filled with color and black
and white photographs of samplers, paintings, and newspaper
clippings about needlework during this 200-year period.
The writing is thick -- not a "day at the beach" reader, but
is chock-full of information for the different time periods and
areas of the U.S. covered here (the East Coast, mostly New England).
There are no patterns here to follow, nor are there many descriptions
of the stitches themselves. This book gives unique insight into
the origin of outstanding pieces of art/needlework, and discusses
at length the history of the schools that taught such work.
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Expensive, but worth every penny!,
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This review is from: Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework, 1650-1850 (Hardcover)
Have had this set in my library for over a year, but cannot say I have read every page ... but have used is for information gathering AND JUST PURE PLEASURE. A big "Well Done" for Ms. Ring!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fabulous Resource,
By Jan VanGilder (LOS ANGELES, CA, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework, 1650-1850 (Hardcover)
For anyone interested in samplers and needlework, this is a basic resource. The photographs are good and the research is good too.
I would highly recommend this boxed set.
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