Long before S.A.T.s, American schoolgirls’ achievements were measured in linen, silk, and chenille. For most 18th- and early 19th-century girls fortunate enough to attend school, the major co… ...

Originally adapted from an 18th-century embroidery fabric as a glazed cotton, the pattern has been reprinted on both cotton-and-linen and silk taffeta grounds, and been recolored in three hues ...

Torzhok’s goldwork embroidery. At the end of the 18th century, gold-wire embroidery was mastered by the needlewomen of Torzhok, an ancient town in the Tver Region. They embroidered headdresses, ...

Throughout history, designers have observed nature, investigated its materials, and imitated and abstracted its patterns and shapes. A fanciful, romantic, and stylized interpretation of nature ...

The earliest traces of this embroidery style can be found in 18th-century Bihar amongst the women belonging to the lower castes. It possibly began as a ritualistic practice in tribute to Chitiriya ...

This embroidery is symbolic of the great emigration by the English to North America in the 17th century. It was made by Amphyllis Washington (nee Twigden) and was taken to the United States by one ...