Needlework After the Era of Jane Austen by Jody Gayle

Needlework After the Era of Jane Austen by Jody Gayle

What would the women have stitched, while seated in her drawing room and waiting for callers in the post-Regency period? Needlework Patterns After the Era of Jane Austen is a comprehensive source for all the needlepoint patterns published in one of the most influential periodicals of the time - Ackermann's Repository of Arts. There are no technical directions that would enable a beginning needlewoman to teach herself this art. This is a pictorial of needlepoint designs as they were originally published in black and white Experienced needlepoint and embroidery enthusiasts, creative crafters, and historians will all treasure these authentic examples of fashionable needlepoint patterns in nineteenth century London. Needlework Patterns After the Era of Jane Austen covers twelve years of fashion embroidery designs in the Georgian periods (1821-1828).

bestselling novelist and researcher JODY GAYLE compares her work to that of a literary archeologist rather than that of a regular author. She is dedicated to uncovering and distributing long-forgotten publications... the written word's diamonds and riches She's discovered tens of thousands of antique books from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that she wants to bring back to life and transport her readers back in time. Jody's story...

* She grew up on a farm in a little village of 500 people, where she learnt to operate a tractor for the first time. She can milk a cow with the same ease that she can pluck a chicken. * Came within twenty feet of the International Space Station's first node. Her feet, unfortunately, were firmly planted on the ground at the time.

* In Montana's mountains, he went whitewater rafting and horseback riding. She's swum with dolphins and sharks and refueled an Air Force KC135 fighter jet in the skies. Jody is a bit of a thrill seeker. * Jody and her son both have the same birthday: January 1st!

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ISBN 13	9780988400146
ISBN 10	0988400146
Title	Needlework After the Era of Jane Austen
Author	Jody Gayle
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Publications of the Past
Year published	2015-04-08
Number of pages	86
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.