This collection of more than 50 projects, from cross-stitch and needlepoint to decoupage, beading and shellwork, is for anyone who wishes to recreate the stylish and fashionable Victorian look. Many of the designs are taken from original pieces of stitching, and others are adapted from genuine Victorian magazines and pattern-books. The range of projects includes decoupage boxes and Christmas baubles, beadwork earrings, a patchwork cot-quilt, quilted bedroom accessories, lacework cushions, a traditional christening-gown, an embroidered pillowcase, a cross-stitch sampler and pincushion, needlepoint posy and footstool, shellwork valentines, a quilling picture and boxes, paper-lace picture mounts, a paper-mache bowl and bangles, and dried-flower displays under glass. Each craft is described in step-by-step detail, providing easy projects for beginners and ideas to tempt the more experienced worker.
- ISBN10 0715300059
- ISBN13 9780715300053
- Publish Date 1 October 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 May 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint David & Charles
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 144
- Language English