Mountmellick Work: Irish White Embroidery : A Survey and Manual With Full Size Patterns
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White-on-white embroidery in various forms has been practised in Ireland for several centuries. Mountmellick work is probably the best-known style of Irish white embroidery and is named after the town where the craft was developed in the early decades of the nineteenth century. Mountmellick is in the centre of the area in which Ireland's cotton spinning and weaving industry developed a century earlier and here, in about 1830, Mrs Johanna Carter invented the style of embroidering in thick cotton thread which is named after her native town.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0851055125
ISBN13:9780851055121
Release Date:June 1996
Publisher:Colin Smythe
Length:80 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 8.3" x 11.7"
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Crafts Crafts & Hobbies Crafts & Hobbies Embroidery Needlecrafts & Textile Crafts NeedleworkCustomer Reviews
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Loads of patterns
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 5 years ago
Contains 70 floral & fauna patterns, a brief history of Mountmellick embroidery, stitch illustrations, and extensive bibliography. Ironically, this book does not include a pattern for the cover photo, however, an experienced embroiderer should be able to turn a photocopy into a suitable one. As a bonus, my book was originally bought and owned by a woman in Mountmellick, Ireland! A photo of her was pasted to the inside front cover.
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