A Schole-House for the Needle: 17th century embroidery & lacemaking - facsimile of a book published in 1632 freize and the napped surface gives

and the napped surface gives the cloth a glossy sheen

• Black cotton velvet for bonnet and veil

The hem is bound with a strip of the same silk satin

• ¼ inch (7mm) blade

• Detailed line drawings and diagrams by Michael Perry

A Schole-House for the Needle: 17th century embroidery & lacemaking - facsimile of a book published in 1632 freize and the napped surface gives72 pages Over 60 black and white illustrations Paperback 9in x 6in (23cm x 15. 5cm) This book is an invaluable source of patterns for anyone wishing to recreate lace or embroidery from the 1540s to the 1620s. A Schole House for the Needle is a facsimile of a 1632 original book now in the private collection of John and Elizabeth Mason. It contains over 60 illustrations of lace and embroidery patterns from the 16th and early 17th centuries. The