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The Story of Antique Needlework Tools
Contributor(s): McConnel, Bridget (Author)
ISBN: 076430710X     ISBN-13: 9780764307102
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $53.96  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: April 1999
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Crafts & Hobbies | Needlework - General
Dewey: 746.402
LCCN: 98051410
Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors with Price Guide
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 8.6" W x 11" (3.60 lbs) 250 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Long taken for granted as ordinary household objects, needlework tools are enjoying a new and richly deserved interest among collectors of all ages and both genders. Covering the simple to the sumptuous, this delightful book chronicles the history and diversity of needlework tools dating from ancient Egypt through the twentieth century. Nearly 500 color and black/white photographs beautifully illustrate tools such as needles, bodkins, pin cushions, thimbles, bobbins, clamps, hooks, shuttles, measuring tapes, waxers, winders, and more. In addition to the tools themselves, you will find the boxes and containers used to hold them--from slender needle cases and knitting sheaths to large, ornate sewing boxes. Both new and experienced collectors will enjoy learning about such interesting objects as sewing toys and compendiums, Nanny brooches, drizzling cases with their unpicking tools, and the nineteenth century sewing cases known as Ladies Companions. A highlight of the book is a special section featuring representative needlework tools from several outstanding international collections. Three appendices, values for the tools illustrated, a bibliography, and an index round out this captivating book.