| #1496776 in Books | 1971-11-30 | 2011-11-02 | Format: Illustrated | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.25 x.87 x6.50l,1.13 | File type: PDF | 384 pages||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| I like this a little better than the other reviewer|By Jane in Milwaukee|Just to have 338 illustrations in a 1928 book is pretty amazing. When I first picked up this book, I didn't find it very accessible. But upon further reading, I see that this woman's passion for all things needlework gadget-wise is infectious. I googled Gertrude Whiting and looked for more info regarding t
It was quite fashionable among the ladies of Marie Antoinette's court to employ stilettos and punches for parfilage. They unpicked the gold and silver threads from the richly embroidered material of their gowns and cloaks. A set of bone bobbins was found in England with the Lord's Prayer spirally incised phrase by phrase along each bobbin's length. A clever French inventor designed a pair of scissors with eighteen different uses — screwdriver,...
You easily download any file type for your device.Old-Time Tools & Toys of Needlework | Gertrude Whiting. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
