10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOOLWORK»
Discover the use of
woolwork in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
woolwork and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beginner's Guide to Berlin
Woolwork
Examining Berlin woolwork, this guide enthusiastically explores the beautiful embroideries of a bygone era.
2
Families and Family Relations: As Represented in Early ...
woolwork. And it has developed further into a specific Roman- period Jewish icon
.3 Woolwork was, however, not a mere symbol. On the contrary, textile was one of
the main industries of Jewish Palestine in the Roman period.4 As such it was a ...
Jan Willem van Henten, Athalya Brenner,
2000
3
The Cambridge Companion to Laurence Sterne
His 'woolwork' is unusual in that it does not depict a ship or naval scene, as is
normally the case in this curious genre (woolwork being a type of woven or
embroidered picture widely produced by sailors in the period, usually of their own
...
4
Cross Stitch Antique Style Samplers: Over 30 Cross Stitch ...
... so England soon overtook Berlin in the production of wools. With invention of
double canvas in about 1860 and the development of the new dves, Berlin
woolwork was in its heyday. TOP RIGHT DMC (ANCHOR( Cross stitch □ (30 (((((
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5
The Other in Jewish Thought and History: Constructions of ...
The values and cultural meanings ascribed to "women's work," as represented
through the icons of spinning, weaving, and woolwork, included marital
allegiance, sexual restraint on the part of unmarried women, domesticity, and
household ...
Laurence Jay Silberstein, Robert L. Cohn,
1994
6
A Descriptive Grammar of Darma: An Endangered Tibeto-Burman ...
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poor thing said, “There will be.”' T0025: Khiti Phondar. 042 (78) xhungth'am galen
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Christina Marie Willis,
2007
Frequently the beads were worked on canvas to give highlights to Berlin
woolwork or the design might be worked in beads with the background in cross
stitch of wool or silk. It is very difficult to date the many surviving examples of
beadwork ...
8
The New Crewel: Exquisite Designs in Contemporary Embroidery
But by the l 820s, a new style of wool embroidery, called Berlin woolwork,
became extremely popular in England and America, and was widely practiced for
decades. Berlin woolwork was like modern-day cross-stitch or needlepoint, with ...
Katherine Shaughnessy,
2005
9
Cross Stitch Collection - Roses
This series of cross-stitch chart books brings together the work of your favourite cross stitch designers. Each title in the series contains 10 pages of charted cross stitch designs on one popular subject.
A chromo-prinied Berlin woolwork pattern is not a piratical copy of an engraving
from the same design. The object of Hogarth's Act was to protect the inventor of a
design. The Acts 7 Geo. 3, e. 38, and 17 Geo. 3, c. 57, which extended protection
...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOOLWORK»
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woolwork is used in the context of the following news items.
Selous Hotel management allegedly conned by local businessman …
made to sign new contracts under duress by Mr M Chingwena who was using a trade name WOOLWORK Investments. The hotel continued to operate normally ... «Nehanda Radio, Oct 14»
Major American Sailor's Woolwork to be Exhibited at the Antiques at …
Earle Vandekar of Knightsbridge will be exhibiting a massive American sailor's woolwork picture of a frigate this week in New York. American sailors' woolworks ... «ArtfixDaily, Jan 12»
Police hunt 'The Midnight Knitter' wool graffiti bandit
The rogue knitter is happy with the attention the woolwork has been getting – but is now concerned that the added attention may make it harder to carry out their ... «Metro, Mar 10»
Wonderful world of woolies
"Woolies," explains the introductory panel to the exhibit, "are woolwork pictures created largely by British sailors during their voyages at sea. Made from ... «So Md News, Jan 09»