Old-Time Tools and Toys Of Needlework.

Date

1971

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Dover Publications, New York

Abstract

Identifies and describes the function and development of nearly all the paraphernalia, accoutrements, appliances, accessories associated with all yarn and thread handicrafts. More than 200 illustrations of hoops, frames, pins, pincushions, punches, bobbins, bodkins, shuttles, spinning wheels, sewing machines, and more from a wide array of cultures.

Description

This Dover edition is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the work originally published in 1928 under the title: Tools and toys of stitchery.

Keywords

Needlework--Equipment and supplies--History

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