new book!
I just received my own personal facimile of the book "A Schole-House for the Needle" first printed in 1632!!! It is so great that it is an actual photo-copy instead of a reproduction. You can even see where some of the images have been pricked to transfer them to fabric. I think I can consider it a primary reference, don't you? It has the added bonus of an intro with background information written by Dr Santina Levey. It discusses the dating of groups of the images to earlier periods being reprinted.
Oh and trystbat, there are a couple of BATS in it!
Can't wait to get back to my embroidery frame. I recently bought a cheap picture frame that I am going to use as a second smaller frame, so I can have more than one project going. I've been researching how to use my big frame for a quilted petticoat, so that may be next to dominate my sewing space. When I lean over the large frame for long periods of time, sometimes my back becomes unhappy with me. Having a lap-sized project will be good to alternate between.
Oh and trystbat, there are a couple of BATS in it!
Can't wait to get back to my embroidery frame. I recently bought a cheap picture frame that I am going to use as a second smaller frame, so I can have more than one project going. I've been researching how to use my big frame for a quilted petticoat, so that may be next to dominate my sewing space. When I lean over the large frame for long periods of time, sometimes my back becomes unhappy with me. Having a lap-sized project will be good to alternate between.