Berlin Work Samplers & Embroidery of the Nineteenth Century

Berlin Work Samplers & Embroidery of the Nineteenth Century by Raffaella Serena

From the samplers, a type of book of notes on fabric on which the young girl exercised her abilities, teaching her hands and her character, to the album of designs that spread patterns for petit point and cross stitch throughout Europe for purses, slippers, paniers, rugs, cushions, pelmets...this book relates a complete and rich picture of embroidery from the nineteenth century. A thorough and updated historical documentation introduced by Marina Carmignani, along with a very vivid and involved "rediscovery" of the cross stitch and petit point that owe their new start and actual fortune to the author, Raffaella Serena, finishes with a cherished catalog of designs and patterns.

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