Needlework is decorative sewing and textile artshandicrafts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework.[1] Needlework may include related textile crafts such as crochet, worked with a hook, or tatting, worked with a shuttle.
Similar abilities often transfer well between different varieties of needlework, such as fine motor skill and knowledge of textilefibers. Some of the same tools may be used in several different varieties of needlework.
According to the Ladies' Needlework Penny Magazine:
There are many women who persuade themselves that the occupations particularly allotted to their sex are extremely frivolous; but it is one of the common errors of a depraved taste to confound simplicity with frivolity. The use of the needle is simple, but not frivolous.
Needlework was an important fact of women's identity during the Victorian age, including embroidery, netting, knitting, crochet, and Berlin wool work. A growing middle class had more leisure time than ever before; printed materials offered homemakers thousands of patterns. Women were still limited to roles in the household, and under the standards of the time a woman working on needle work while entertaining the parlor was considered beautiful. According to one publication from 1843: "Never is beauty and feminine grace so attractive as, when engaged in the honorable discharge of household duties, and domestic cares."[2]
Fancy work was distinguished from plain sewing and it was a mark of a prosperous and well-managed home to display handmade needlework. While plain sewing was often handed over to servants, even in middle class households, fancy work would often be done while entertaining guests, in the afternoons, evenings, or on Sundays. The types of goods that could be decorated with needlework techniques was limited only by the imagination: knitted boots, embroidered book covers, footstools, lampshades, sofa cushions, fans and on and on.[2]
needlework, needleman, needlewoman, redirect, here, painting, needlewoman, other, uses, needleman, disambiguation, examples, perspective, this, article, deal, primarily, with, western, culture, represent, worldwide, view, subject, improve, this, article, discu. Needleman and Needlewoman redirect here For the painting see The Needlewoman For other uses see Needleman disambiguation The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with Western culture and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Needlework is decorative sewing and textile arts handicrafts Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework 1 Needlework may include related textile crafts such as crochet worked with a hook or tatting worked with a shuttle Embroidered book cover made by Elizabeth I at the age of 11 presented to Katherine ParrSimilar abilities often transfer well between different varieties of needlework such as fine motor skill and knowledge of textile fibers Some of the same tools may be used in several different varieties of needlework According to the Ladies Needlework Penny Magazine There are many women who persuade themselves that the occupations particularly allotted to their sex are extremely frivolous but it is one of the common errors of a depraved taste to confound simplicity with frivolity The use of the needle is simple but not frivolous Contents 1 Background 2 Types 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBackground edit nbsp Embroidered boots 1885Needlework was an important fact of women s identity during the Victorian age including embroidery netting knitting crochet and Berlin wool work A growing middle class had more leisure time than ever before printed materials offered homemakers thousands of patterns Women were still limited to roles in the household and under the standards of the time a woman working on needle work while entertaining the parlor was considered beautiful According to one publication from 1843 Never is beauty and feminine grace so attractive as when engaged in the honorable discharge of household duties and domestic cares 2 Fancy work was distinguished from plain sewing and it was a mark of a prosperous and well managed home to display handmade needlework While plain sewing was often handed over to servants even in middle class households fancy work would often be done while entertaining guests in the afternoons evenings or on Sundays The types of goods that could be decorated with needlework techniques was limited only by the imagination knitted boots embroidered book covers footstools lampshades sofa cushions fans and on and on 2 Types editApplique Bead weaving loom and off loom Braiding and tassel making Crochet Embroidery Knitting Lace making Needle lace Lucet Macrame Needlepoint Quilting Sewing Tapestry TattingSee also editRoyal School of Needlework KasidakariReferences edit Needlework The Free Dictionary By Farlex Retrieved 2012 05 23 a b Ledbetter Kathryn 2012 Victorian Needlework External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Needlework Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery by Mary Buckle and Lewis F Day available through Project Gutenberg Beeton s Book of Needlework by Isabella Mary Beeton available through Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia of Needlework by Therese de Dillmont available through Project Gutenberg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Needlework amp oldid 1176677945, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
