This is the way I pass my time : a book about Pennsylvania German decorated hand towels

Book

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Name/Title

This is the way I pass my time : a book about Pennsylvania German decorated hand towels

Entry/Object ID

NK9112.G3 1985

Description

"Over six hundred photographs and drawings enable modern needleworkers to recapture the charm of these young women's labors and all who love Pennsylvania German folk culture to revel in the industry and achievement of the patience and self-control needed to complete a towel for display." -- BOOK JACKET

Collection

Linda Ford-Wallace Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

drawn-work, embroidery--pennsylvania, needlework--history--united states, textile fabrics--pennsylvania dutch, towels

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Ellen J. Gehret

Volume/Number/Issue

Vol. 18

Publisher

Pennsylvania German Society

Place Published

City

Birdsboro, PA

Date Published

1985

ISBN

0911122486

Notes

Length: 292