{"id":1203,"date":"2010-06-19T06:57:37","date_gmt":"2010-06-18T20:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2010-06-17T21:20:29","modified_gmt":"2010-06-17T11:20:29","slug":"book-review-embroidery-in-britain-from-1200-1750","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/2010\/06\/19\/book-review-embroidery-in-britain-from-1200-1750\/","title":{"rendered":"Book review: Embroidery in Britain from 1200-1750"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Embroidery<\/a>“Embroidery in Britain from 1200-1750” is a book that I keep coming back to. I love soaking up the visual delights found in it.<\/p>\n

This book is a visual survey of some of the delights of the V&A’s textile collection. It includes a couple of essays, then a listing of the plates with sizes and descriptions, then the plates themselves.<\/p>\n

The first plate is of a piece that I have actually seen: a maniple dating from the 1900s, which I saw at Durham Cathedral, when visiting there in 2002. We just stumbled across the display, realising as we were there that these were actually extremely precious and significant embroideries. Quite a treat!<\/p>\n

There are examples of ecclesiastical embroidery, a lot of metal embroidery, needlepoint tapestries, blackwork, counted thread samplers, sweetbags, silk shading, Elizabethan embroidery, crewel embroidery and more.<\/p>\n

Whenever I want inspiration, or just to look at some really nice old things, this is one of the books I pull off my shelf. I just love it. I think that I bought it at the V&A when we were there on the same trip that we went to Durham Cathedral. I was there to research Mountmellick embroidery, as they have two examples at the V&A. But of course you can’t visit the V&A without a visit to the textile galleries and the bookshop!<\/p>\n

I’d say this book is out of print these days, but its worth searching out one in your guild library or a second-hand copy.<\/p>\n

“Embroidery in Britain from 1200 to 1750” from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Textile Collections, by Donald King and Santina Levey. ISBN: 1851771263<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Embroidery in Britain from 1200-1750” is a book that I keep coming back to. I love soaking up the visual delights found in it.<\/p>\n

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