Old-time tools and toys of needlework

Name/Title

Old-time tools and toys of needlework

Entry/Object ID

TT845.W48 1977

Description

Identifies and describes the function and development of nearly all the paraphernalia, accoutrements, appliances, accessories associated with all yarn and thread handicrafts. More than 200 illustrations of hoops, frames, pins, pincushions, punches, bobbins, bodkins, shuttles, spinning wheels, sewing machines, and more from a wide array of cultures.

Context

Originally published by Columbia University Press, New York, in 1928 under the title "Tools and Toys of Stitchery."

Collection

Linda Ford-Wallace Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

needlework--equipment and supplies, tools

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Gertrude Whiting

Publisher

Dover

Place Published

City

New York, NY

Date Published

1971

Date Printed

1977

Call No.

TT845.W48

ISBN

486225178, 9780486225173

LCCN

77154866

Notes

Length: 357