...just to add another word or two about Ruskin lace: I have a very
sweet little book by Elizabeth Prickett called "Ruskin Lace and Linen
Work." published by Batsford. The inside flap of the dust jacket says
that "in 1894 John Ruskin gave his name to a form of embroidery which
was practised in the Lake District and which incorporated three forms
of needlework: drawn thread, cut linen and needlepoint lace."
The book itself is like having a marvelous workshop always at hand,
and the diagrams and illustrations are excellent. The frontispiece
(to die for!) is a "Sampler at the Victoria and Albert Museum,
London. This was a group effort involving 60 students, and took five
winters to complete." The accession number at the V & A is T18-1979,
if anybody wants a look.
Aurelia
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