Introduction to English embroidery
English embroidery from the early Middle Ages to the 19th century.
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Samplers, stitches & techniques
Many stitches and techniques were originally used in embroidery samplers to create almost limitless effects, yet fr…
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History of samplers: 14th & 15th century
A history of embroidery samplers in the 14th and 15th century. Samplers began as a practical tool of the embroidere…
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History of samplers: 16th century
A history of embroidery samplers from the 16th century. By this time in England samplers had a particular identity …
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History of samplers: 17th century
A history of embroidery samplers from the 17th century. By about 1630, a characteristic shape and size of sampler w…
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History of samplers: 18th century
A history of embroidery samplers from the 18th century. Samplers began as a practical tool of the embroiderer and o…
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History of samplers: 19th century
A history of embroidery samplers from the 19th century. Samplers began as a practical tool of the embroiderer and o…
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Elizabeth Parker's Sampler
This embroidery, a confession by a young English woman, is unique in the Museum’s collection in its austerity and p…
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Florence Caulfield and 'The Illustrated Needlework Book'
Florence Caulfield was an embroiderer and a specialist in South African flora. The National Art Library holds a pro…
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Needlework patterns, home craft & women’s magazines in the 1920s and 1930s
In the interwar period 1918-1939, magazine home craft helped the spread of handcraft and supported women in realisi…
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Needlework Development Scheme
The Needlework Development Scheme (NDS) was a collaborative project between art and design education and industry.O…
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Fukusa
This Fukusa was made in the second half of the 19th century and was part of a Japanese gift cover and tradition.…
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Designs for embroidered fashion: Lady Middleton's pattern
Most of these designs were bequeathed to the Museum as a group in 1973. Nothing is known of their origin and proven…
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Embroidery in the Archive of Art & Design
The V&A's Archive of Art and Design holds the working papers of individual designers, as well as the records of com…
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Interview with Alice Kettle, embroiderer
Alice Kettle has established a unique area of practice in stitch, consistently and on an unparalleled scale. She is…
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The Embroidery from Stoke Edith House
The writer and gardener Anna Pavord discusses the embroidery from Stoke Edith House
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