The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages: Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries |
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... sew the uncomely raiment of a Genevan divine ; with neat - handed alacrity she would prepare the grave and becoming garments of the Anglican Church , though perhaps a gentle sigh would escape , a sigh of regret for the stately and ...
... sew the uncomely raiment of a Genevan divine ; with neat - handed alacrity she would prepare the grave and becoming garments of the Anglican Church , though perhaps a gentle sigh would escape , a sigh of regret for the stately and ...
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... sewing is exceeding old , As in the sacred text it is enrold : Our parents first in Paradise began . " - JOHN TAYLOR . " The rose was in rich bloom on Sharon's plain , When a young mother , with her first - born , thence Went up to Sion ...
... sewing is exceeding old , As in the sacred text it is enrold : Our parents first in Paradise began . " - JOHN TAYLOR . " The rose was in rich bloom on Sharon's plain , When a young mother , with her first - born , thence Went up to Sion ...
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... sewing together for garments the skins of animals taken in the chase , while they used as needles for uniting these ... sew'd , To gird their waist . " It is supposed that the leaves alluded to here were those of the banian - tree , of ...
... sewing together for garments the skins of animals taken in the chase , while they used as needles for uniting these ... sew'd , To gird their waist . " It is supposed that the leaves alluded to here were those of the banian - tree , of ...
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... sew'd , To gird their waist . ” Some of the most interesting incidents in Holy Writ turn on the occupation of needlework ; slight sketches , nay , hardly so much , but mere touches which engage all the gentler , and purer , and holier ...
... sew'd , To gird their waist . ” Some of the most interesting incidents in Holy Writ turn on the occupation of needlework ; slight sketches , nay , hardly so much , but mere touches which engage all the gentler , and purer , and holier ...
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... sew . " That this was not the case we , however , well know ; but before we turn to those embroideries which are more especially the subject of this chapter , we will tran- scribe , from a recent work , * an interesting detail of ...
... sew . " That this was not the case we , however , well know ; but before we turn to those embroideries which are more especially the subject of this chapter , we will tran- scribe , from a recent work , * an interesting detail of ...
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adorned ages amongst ancient apparel arras Bayeux tapestry beautiful Bishop castle century Charlemagne church circumstance cloth of gold colours court covered crowned Croyland Abbey dames daughter decorated dress Edward the Confessor Elizabeth embroidered embroidery England English ephod exquisite Faerie Queene fair fashion feathers female France French Gammer garments gentle Gobelins gold thread hair Hampton Court hand hangings Harold hath Henry Hodge holy honour Julius Cæsar King King Arthur knight labours ladies Lady Jane Grey linen Lord magnificent mantle ment needle needlewoman needlework neele noble ornamental painted palace palace of Westminster patterns peacock pearls pennon person pieces Pope present prince purple Queen reign rich richly robes romance round royal says sent sewing silk silver skill sort splendid stitch supposed tapestry taste thou tion various vellum velvet vestments walls women woven wrought Ywaine