| 单词 | needlework |
| 例句 | When I tired of my needlework, which was often, I pored over this book with ever growing fascination. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “You used to carry your tobacco in a rubber pouch,” said Edna, picking up the pouch and examining the needlework. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Setting aside her needlework, Miss Peregrine rose and hobbled to the window. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Another day I praised her needlework, thinking that flattery would soften her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z No doubt he meant for it to be humbling, but Tyrion enjoyed the needlework. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Elnora slept in a chair, her own needlework in her lap. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Cristiana picked up my needlework, some linen garment I cared nothing for. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She didn’t do much fancy needlework, but she mended everything. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In addition to the regular school sessions and the recreation program, classes of every kind were being offered all over camp: singing, acting, trumpet playing, tap-dancing, plus traditional Japanese arts like needlework, judo, and kendo. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma was good at everything she took up—languages, archery, skating, needlework, horseback riding—but her great talent was music. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “José Arcadio came back a big man, taller than you, and all covered with needlework, but he only brought shame to our house.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z "A shade more fun than needlework," Arya gave back at him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Years later, she might have recognized anger’s place in her life to be like that of a poison color in needlework — Callie could have told her this. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z These could already read, write, and sew; and to them I taught the elements of grammar, geography, history, and the finer kinds of needlework. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z If Mother had not forbidden it, Arya would gladly have taken the wolf with her to needlework. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They had always been busy with cleaning or needlework or polishing. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Gertrude’s ladies took pride in their needlework, but to me the thin, sharp steel was an instrument of torture. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Unlike me, she could be content stitching for hours, and she was proud of her needlework. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z After luncheon, the girl took them out for a walk, and I went to my needlework like little Mabel ‘with a willing mind’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Before Papa could answer, the man quickly pulled out from the bag a white embroidered handkerchief saying, “How about ten cents for this handkerchief? Please. My wife did the needlework on it.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Their robes were of crimson and silvery gray and deep purple and vivid green: and there were patterns, and pictures of flowers and strange beasts, in needlework all over them. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z She was content to stay at Maer Hall with Elizabeth, playing the piano, reading, doing needlework, and taking care of their beloved mother, who was bed-ridden and very ill. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “In fact that’s why I stopped by today—” “And here I thought you merely enjoyed my company,” she said, turning back to her needlework. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z All that was left of her own blood was Hodor, the simpleminded giant who worked in the stables, but Old Nan just lived on and on, doing her needlework and telling her stories. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "A shade more fun than needlework," Arya gave back at him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They were snug and warm and decorated with needlework on the back. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The forty or so girls crowded into the small room looked almost like a sewing circle, so many of the girls were doing mending or needlework. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z If Mother had not forbidden it, Arya would gladly have taken the wolf with her to needlework. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Grandma looked up from her needlework with a question. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she walked and read and did needlework and drank cup after cup of steaming tea from the Indies. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They spent afternoons together at home often, with Emma doing needlework in Charles’s study. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z So why did I find the music so different from the needlework? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I don’t know what Adah rooted for as we lay out there with our needlework, watching him waddle up and down the branches. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Indeed, my lord, this collar and chain do hold me fast,” I said, touching my ruff and the links of the chatelaine at my waist, where my needlework tools were suspended. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She had done well by their children, dreamed of having grandchildren, prayed seven times a day, loved needlework and flowers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The hunt would not return for hours, so she had a little time for her needlework. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For Christmas Mother gave us all needlework things. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "Crows are .all liars," Old Nan agreed, from the chair where she sat doing her needlework. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When I entered she had seated herself on one of the wicker chairs scattered around its interior, evidently engaged in some needlework. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She also did needlework, played patience and whist, played the piano, and wrote many letters. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The colors in the George I armchairs, upholstered in 18th century petit-point needlework, are as vibrant as ever — not surprisingly, as they hadn’t been uncovered since their purchase in 1925. Clark collection tells the story of a privileged and peculiar life Wovens typically require more needlework, which means higher labor costs, which means that they have been outsourced more aggressively than knits or denim. The Annals of Flannel 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z A Harvard Medical School study found that the repetitive motions and focus of needlework elicit “a relaxation response and a calming, meditation-like state” that causes heart rate and blood pressure to drop. Make room for men at Vogue Knitting LIVE in Bellevue 2014-03-12T20:32:36Z The couple’s home in New York was filled with his designs and her needlework, as well as, for many years, dozens of birds that they housed in an aviary. Vladimir Kagan, furniture designer who rounded off hard edges of contemporary style, dies at 88 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z More than any version I’ve seen, the Fiasco “Into the Woods” justifies the anthem “No One Is Alone,” a song that in other contexts has smacked of needlework homilies. ‘Into the Woods,’ Stripped Down by Fiasco Theater 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Men appeared largely in tales of their insensitivity to needlework. A Knitting Weekend Escape at Mohonk Mountain House 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z He searches his phone and produces an image of the needlework. ‘Outlander’ Takes Manhattan 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z “There are few prettier sights than a charmingly dressed woman, gracefully established in some shady spot, with a piece of needlework or embroidery, or a book,” he wrote. The Invention of the “Beach Read” 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z The book lists about 300 academies and teachers offering needlework classes, including the Washington Female Orphan Asylum School and the Resolute Beneficial Society. Antiques: Third-Century Cutlery at Auction; Schoolgirls’ Samplers 2013-05-23T19:54:39Z The book features 124 works, dating from the 19th century to the present and ranging from ceramics and photography to needlework, painting, collage, sculpture, and cabinetry. A New Book on African-American Art from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z The repairs proved as much costume archaeology as needlework. Ellen Terry's beetlewing gown back in limelight after ?110,000 restoration 2011-03-11T18:32:01Z After learning needlework in his convalescence at the hospital, one patient, a coal miner, produced “a picture depicting a basket of fruit.” The Women Doctors Who Fought to Serve in World War I 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Schoolgirl needlework is also on view through July 5 at the Winterthur Museum in Delaware. Iolani Palace in Hawaii Is Recovering Its Looted Furnishings 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z “Here they can cheer things up with a bunch of flowers or a small piece of needlework.” T Magazine: The Aesthetes 2014-04-11T18:32:15Z The needlework repeatedly animates the vivid memories latent in monochrome photographs. November galleries: Exploring home and bloodlines 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z It consists of 45 examples of early American decorative art – silver, furniture and needlework – that join six other pieces given to the museum by Nutt, a former SAM trustee. SAM acquires Raphaelle Peale still life for undisclosed sum 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The choice of technique is a clear reference to women confined to needlework, as a way of spending or idling away their time. Louise Bourgeois: Moi, Eug?nie Grandet - review 2011-01-04T14:00:55Z SAT Norwegian needlework, ornaments, quilts, wall hangings, children's items, garden décor, bake sale, lunch, demonstrations of Scandinavian foods; proceeds benefit local food banks, mission quilts and U.S. troops care packages; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Community calendar 2011-11-02T23:24:04Z Funnily enough, they met at a needlework class, where they discovered a mutual love of crocheting and blues even though they never managed to think of a single song in the blues canon about crocheting. New band of the day – No 1,291: Deap Vally 2012-06-19T17:08:22Z With his mesmerizing, pointillist paintings of appliqué ducks, flowers and complex mandala patterns resembling needlework, Glenn Goldberg also operates in the confusingly gendered gap between domestic craft and Modernist abstraction. Art Review: The Allure of the Homespun in the Maw of the Digital Age 2010-09-02T21:48:00Z Through the doors, we see women busy at work, one with needlework and the other washing laundry over a wooden barrel. In Vermeer’s Hometown, Seeking Clues to His Interior Life 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Even though Ms. Troy and Ms. Edwards met at a needlework class, they both wore spangled outfits here. ArtsBeat: CMJ: Deap Vally at the Fader Fort 2012-10-18T14:54:40Z Alison Lee Schroeder offers two needlework samplers, one depicting a Mexican house and the other a U.S. one, that are linked by threads sewn into both. Review | In the galleries: ‘Taking Territory’ exhibition finds the creative common ground 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z There are books and needlework passed down from both sides of the family. Is it possible to have children and an elegant home? This family does. 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z In the 18th century, people commonly arranged furniture for tea drinking, needlework and checkers, later returning it to its place against the walls. In Praise of Nesting Tables 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z She hired a seamstress to graft the fragile needlework onto a new cape, a surgery that took several days. How Jacqueline Durran, the “Little Women” Costume Designer, Remixes Styles and Eras 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Some pieces include stitching, which evokes not only traditional needlework, but also mending in a metaphorical sense. In the galleries: Putting a fine point on colored pencil drawings 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z But don’t miss “Sunday Afternoon,” a small painting of a comfy interior inhabited by three men of contrasting ages, one showing us his needlework. Your Last Chance to See One of New York’s Great Gallery Spaces 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z While it may be too early to call the growing demand for sewing lessons a widespread trend, there are certainly signs of a revival of interest in various forms of needlework in Italy. A Return to Basics, One Stitch at a Time 2010-08-09T14:30:00Z Meanwhile the ballet asks us to home in just as keenly on tiny steps: the last of its five ballerinas dances a solo, much of which feels like rapid-fire needlework. Dance Review: Three Twists on Classical Style, in Movement and in Character 2011-05-18T22:15:22Z Her paintings are worked over and meticulous, condensing the artist’s labor — and that of those who assist her — into something like scrimshaw, needlework or the lattice stone screens of Mughal architecture. Review | At the Whitney, the monumental works of Julie Mehretu begin to stack up 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z The Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross invited potential customers to see her practical checked linen bedding, as an example of her varied needlework offerings in addition to her famous American flags. Museums Are Trying New Things in the Bedroom 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z “You had to learn to cook, clean and do needlework.” The World Catches Up With Dindga McCannon 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z So will some 99 other works covering the diverse sweep of what the museum defines as folk art: paintings, sculptures, needlework, furniture, decorative objects, ceramics, paintings, sculptures, illustrated writings and quilts, to name a few. Inside Art: A Bellows Painting Moves From Virginia to London 2014-02-07T02:00:01Z Sewing and needlework were increasingly taught to girls in schools, becoming central to the concept of homemaking, said Sarah Gordon, author of “Make it Yourself: Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930.” More Men Reach for Sewing Machines 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z “The guitar was seen as a symbol of cultivation and sophistication, a sign of domestic achievement, like needlework or writing poetry,” Mr. Scala said. A New Show Celebrates the Guitar and Its Symbolism 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z He picked up the needlework sampler featuring two grey kittens. Teaching the People’s Republic 2012-09-03T13:00:00Z According to her obituary, Margaret taught high school English before starting a family and was a talented needlework artist. Marge Simpson 'inspiration' dies 2013-05-07T15:58:47Z Mr Bent attributed the book's win to "the public proclivity towards non-Euclidian needlework". Odd title prize for crochet book 2010-03-26T15:10:00Z For visitors, who may enter her exhibit with no experience with needlework, she hopes to leave them with one thought. Fiber artist brings her sense of 'Funk' to Seattle 2011-12-27T19:17:32Z There are also examples of extraordinary needlework in 8th century Buddhist textiles. The Getty's 'Cave Temples of Dunhuang': How ancient desert outpost became remarkable global crossroads 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z That incredibly finicky needlework he is doing with his co-writers is the norm. ‘We've had a love-hate relationship’: Steve Coogan on bringing Alan Partridge back to the BBC 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z In the past, many rich Europeans sent a daughter or two to a convent to live with nuns, where they excelled at needlework and baking — skills still practiced today. Europe’s convents offer tranquillity — and treats 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z But “Sojourn,” an extended installation that opened on Friday, was actually inspired by a pre-Victorian needlework, Prudence Punderson’s “First, Second and Last Scenes of Mortality,” on loan here from the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford. 2010-02-12T23:56:00Z “Crow Hill” and “Phoenix’’ combine antique quilts, old fabrics and used clothing from incarcerated people, using a variety of needlework and decorative techniques. Rethinking What It Means to Be a Philadelphia Artist 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z The girls studied needlework at New Jersey academies, including the Flemington Female School and the Young Ladies’ Institute. Antiques: Third-Century Cutlery at Auction; Schoolgirls’ Samplers 2013-05-23T19:54:39Z Decorating plain Wedgwood porcelain became a stylish feminine accomplishment akin to singing and needlework. Design: A Niche of Stylish Power 2011-07-03T13:02:00Z Scholars have also examined the messages encoded in women’s needlework, miniatures, interior design, even the color of silk floss used to “lock” letters to protect them from prying eyes. Decoding the Defiance of Henry VIII’s First Wife 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z She learned how to sew from the seamstresses at her mother's department store, and recalls being kept busy with needlework and pottery projects. T Magazine: A Fine Mess 2012-11-30T18:26:48Z While the designers studied Shaker materials — shoes, fabric, lace and needlework — at Hancock, Wilson and the dancers learned reconstructed Shaker dances from a video by the Enfield Shaker Singers, directed by Mary Ann Haagen. Reggie Wilson Explores the Power of Moving Together 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z While the needlework won’t be strictly bound to the floral world, each design is as lovingly cultivated as the blooms she grows in her garden. Not Your Grandmother’s Embroidery 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Cluttered with heavy metal iconography and images of guns, basketballs, caustic political commentary and the occasional expertly executed log cabin pattern, the "Man-Made" quilts prove that testosterone and needlework aren't mutually exclusive. Male quilters piece new gender, aesthetic paradigms in 'Man-Made' show 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Otterson, 55, says in his "old age" he has come to prefer needlework. Male quilters piece new gender, aesthetic paradigms in 'Man-Made' show 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Mary Davies, 84, from Downham Market in Norfolk, has dry AMD and can no longer drive or teach macramé - a needlework craft. Macular degeneration research grows human cells in artificial eye 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Does she enjoy music, theater, fantasy sports, needlework, museums, astronomy? Advice | Carolyn Hax: Worker wants success but has ‘no desire to hustle’ 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z The consistent payoff in Elliott’s production, staged with a pleasingly intentional informality on the Linney Theatre stage at Pershing Square Signature Center, is the care with which Bradshaw sews his own perceptions into Chekhov’s needlework. Review | A delightful ‘Seagull’ with Parker Posey is modernized and done right 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The secretly educated women driven to needlework when what they want is to plunge a sharp point into a man’s chest. A novelist makes a beautiful hash out of feminist histories. But something's missing 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Aside from two small needleworks on the wall, the room is sparse, with a dresser, a wooden chair and a portable coat rack where guests can hang their clothes. How volunteers open their homes to women seeking abortions 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z One theory was that Russian Etsy sellers were pirating virtual patterns and reselling them, but designers instead attribute it to a rich tradition of needlework in the country. Go read this story about Russian cross-stitch stores getting banned from Etsy 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z As in other reform efforts, they initially organized lectures and craft fairs to sell their cooking and needlework to raise money that male abolitionists would spend. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Nastya said that at home she had worked in restaurants, doing needlework and making handmade carpets. Fleeing War in Ukraine, They’re Met With Employers Offering Paychecks 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Liz Tapper from Lenham Needlecraft, in Somerset, has been meticulously studying records to incorporate the delicate needlework for an Italian customer. 'Measuring millimetres' on a gold Napoleonic coat 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Their great-grandmother had passed away, leaving bags upon bags of needlework and handmade doilies. These ceramicists prove that what we eat on matters 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z But the county seal, designed by a high school student in 1982, lay on a piece of fabric with a needlework design that could not be reproduced on paper. A Missouri county’s ‘cluttered’ seal was ridiculed online. It prompted a global search for a replacement. 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Purchasing consumer goods in stores, these women could give up household manufactures like spinning and weaving to focus on cooking, needlework, and childcare, with time left for visiting friends. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z But she said she didn’t witness any abuse, and she values the education, the training in skills such as needlework and the deepened Catholic faith that she received at Holy Rosary. Ex-boarding school for Native children owning up to its past 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Sarah was doing needlework during one session to distract herself from negative thoughts when a stimulus was applied to that spot. Experimental Brain Implant Could Personalize Depression Therapy 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z But Mr. Close said he was also influenced by his grandmother’s needlework, which included sewing crocheted stars into tablecloths. Chuck Close, celebrated creator of pixelated portraits, dies at 81 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z “I love the fact that the emphasis now is not on a piece of needlework or an artifact but on the person and the larger context that the American Revolution required sacrifices,” she said. Betsy Ross’s husband’s diary turned up in a garage. Here’s what it tells us about the flagmaker. 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Middle-class women also faced more pressure to produce elaborate meals, fancy needlework, and doting childcare than their overworked grandmothers had time for. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Be it a quilt or cross-stitch, needlework is likely to be a canvas for women to express themselves, demanding the right to vote, to be paid equally or to enjoy economic freedom. Language, please! Salty feminist stitch book is too much for Michaels 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z It’s a painstaking process of drilling and composition, a sort of human needlework. Silly season: when is football's goal-fest going to settle down a bit? | Jonathan Liew 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z Or as he prefers to call the needlework: hash marks. Sideline Chatter: Did thief get penalty kick for defender’s use of hands? 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z His father died in 2013, and a few months later he moved to the U.S., where he found renewed connection to his family and culture through the traditional needlework technique. How to Mend a Pair of Jeans 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Over the next few years, she raised her daughters and did needlework. Shirley Knight, Oscar-nominated actress, has died at 83 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z “That woman with her head bent over her needlework? She is thinking about something, and it may or may not be positive.” Language, please! Salty feminist stitch book is too much for Michaels 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z The textiles range widely in texture and original function: plush chenille cording, hand-knotted linen macrame, lace needlework, printed mohair, bell pull, blanket. Review: With paint and antique textiles, artist Marley Freeman weaves intimate mysteries 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Those who do the heavy labor of needlework earn less than $10 to embroider a square about the size of a small cushion. This Mexican Village’s Embroidery Designs Are Admired (and Appropriated) Globally 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z She started in 1993 and finished the needlework last year, finally the upholstering in spring this year. This gran picked up roadkill to create an armchair 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z She knew exactly what came next — much of what remained was sophisticated needlework. A terrible crime, a patient waiting for a transplant: The tragic, redemptive journey of one heart. 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Centuries ago, girls used needlework to practice the alphabet. Language, please! Salty feminist stitch book is too much for Michaels 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z The words, sentences, paragraphs and sections are the needlework that holds it together. Novelist Cormac McCarthy’s tips on how to write a great science paper 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Boys might get access to sporting activities, and girls are expected to sit quietly and do needlework. How Detained Children Are Treated Around the World 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Her first appearance involved showing off how she is far more skilled at archery than needlework. ‘Game of Thrones’: Arya Stark should win the Iron Throne because it's the ultimate revenge 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Her interests were typical of a teenager of the time: she enjoyed stamp-collecting, needlework and watching Top of the Pops. 'She vanished off the face of the earth' 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Pioneer women in the United States documented their history in needlework. Language, please! Salty feminist stitch book is too much for Michaels 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Catherine often did needlework while Diderot inveighed against religious persecution, bigotry and superstition. 'Beware the affluence of gold': on reading Diderot in the age of Trump 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z SAT Norwegian needlework, ornaments, quilts, children’s items, bake sale, lunch, Scandinavian foods demonstrations; proceeds benefit mission projects and local food banks; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Community calendar: Diwali events, Dia de los Muertos celebrations and more 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z White went on to teach at Deerfield Academy, where she eschewed needlework in favor of instructing her pupils in cartography and botany, assigning the girls to create maps and draw the local flora. A Pioneering Female Scientific Illustrator, Rediscovered 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z “The assumption was that the boys would do science and the girls would do cookery and needlework,” she said. She made the discovery, but a man got the Nobel. A half-century later, she’s won a $3 million prize. 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z On her second day there, she is doing her needlework when she hears someone singing in the next room. How “Little Women” Got Big 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z This is not a paper round after school, or learning needlework at a mother’s knee. Child labour is never OK. But for multinationals it is an outrage | Sarah Boseley 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z In 2012, a PhD researcher at the University of Manchester said the artwork's needlework was "consistent throughout", suggesting one group of specialist embroiderers worked on it, in the same place at the same time. Bayeux Tapestry to be displayed in UK 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z She wears special needlework glasses as she stitches. Yakima needlepointer inspired by Bickleton barn wins award 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z Among the lust objects on sale are crystal tumblers inlaid with gilt letters and symbols; ionic column-pottery candlesticks; and needlework cushions in geometric patterns. A Walking Tour of London’s Most Literary Quarter—with Pub Stops 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z His eyesight doesn’t allow him to do the fine needlework anymore, but he harvests, prepares and braids the fibers. UNESCO recognizes Panama’s hats — no, not those ones 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z SAT Harvest festival with needlework, clothing, music and dance performances with traditional Hmong instruments, artifacts and Hmong house display, Hmong-inspired food and craft vendors, cooking demonstrations, children’s craft activities, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z The women sewed gowns for the courtly heroines with detailed needlework. A Little Italy Tradition, Hanging by a String 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Another reclined in an overstuffed chair, knitting or doing needlework. An on-air rescue, and other memorable scenes from Houston's historic floods 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Artwork — including Jeffrey Scott Wilson’s heartbreaking “HIV Sampler,” a piece of needlework that transforms a traditional sampler into a commentary on the epidemic’s true cost — documents other ways New Yorkers coped with HIV/AIDS. How the HIV/AIDS crisis redefined the concept of family 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z “She made such beautiful needlework,” remembered her son. EXCHANGE: Silver Model T once carried coeds across America 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z SAT Norwegian needlework, ornaments, quilts, children’s items, bake sale, lunch, Scandinavian foods demos; benefits local food banks and mission projects; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Meditation, needlework, going to the ballet and just connecting with a friend or someone in my church congregation. Finding Meaning in Health Crises 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z “It’s a fun, friendly, free event,” adds Bronson, owner of the needlework store Needlepoints West. Visit the birthplace of the 'pussyhat' at the L.A. County yarn crawl 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Yes, the instrument panel’s “wood” and “stitching” are faux, but the ambience in the latest model is visibly improved, right down to heated leather chairs with a creative needlework jog. Video Review: The 2017 Honda CR-V Stays True to Its Mainstream Roots 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The walls are lined with a hamesh, which includes a rock from Israel, pictures of Jerusalem and needlework from before her eyesight worsened. ‘I Want to Kiss America’: A Woman Who Fled Nazis, Then Russia, Makes a Life in Brooklyn 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Sister Victoria taught education, music and needlework in various parochial schools. Sisters of St. Joseph celebrate beloved century-old carol 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z SAT Norwegian needlework, ornaments, quilts, children’s items, bake sale, lunch, demonstrations of Scandinavian foods; benefits local food banks and mission projects, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The needlework skills we taught enabled women to contribute to the financial wellbeing of their families without leaving their homes. Young Rural Women in India Chase Big-City Dreams 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z I counted at least six different needlework techniques—including smocking, pin pleats, and rosettes—that descended from puffed shoulder to netting-frilled wrist. Gucci’s Renaissance Man 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z What do Schopenhauer's insights boil down to, after all, but the tried and tested message of the needlework sampler: it's not about the destination, it's the journey. Should we embrace the mid-life crisis rather than be embarrassed by it? - BBC News 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z The women, avid knitters, were new to this kind of needlework. Between Two Covers at Twigg’s Bindery: You 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Third, too few Swedish schoolchildren are learning to code: needlework and carpentry are compulsory, not programming. These boots are made for walking 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z “Before the revolution, all upper-class girls were educated in needlework,” she said. China’s Homegrown High-Fashion Designer 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The women “were selling them. You’d walk around and see them doing the needlework,” she recalled. Crafts: Mola tradition from Panama has fans worldwide 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Embroidery is emerging as an early trend in Milan, and the designers featured needlework on denim jeans, jackets and shirts. Milan menswear designers pay tribute to David Bowie 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z But the artist has built a strong reputation in the rest of the world: first making pieces in needlework; then expanding to film; and now antiquities. The artist Francesco Vezzoli on the ancient world, celebrity and 'Mrs Prada' 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z He struggled to even get his hand in his blocker but said the needlework loosened up as the day went on. Dubnyk shines in surprise start, Wild beat Red Wings 3-1 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The name literally translates as high sewing or needlework, and the craft was established by Charles Frederick Worth to cater to the court of Empress Eugénie in the 19th century. The Enigma of Haute Couture 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z By maintaining some familiar forms of work, such as farming, foraging, and needlework, women helped to mitigate new economic realities on the reservation. Women and the Myth of the American West 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z The girls whose work is represented in the exhibition were typically between the ages of 8 and 16 when they were learning needlework, although one sampler on display was made by a 5-year-old. New Jersey Schoolgirl Samplers, Like a Stitch Out of Time 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z "It is not woodwork, not metalwork, not needlework, and it is not cookery," he said in his speech congratulating the winners. Design and technology 'marginalised' 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Docents will lead one-hour tours of the building’s sculpture, stained glass and needlework that pays tribute to many significant events in our nation’s history and honors those who have served and sacrificed for their country. Religion events from around the Washington area She was taught the detailed needlework skills needed for bridal dresses and babies' clothes. The undercover 'shopgirl' 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Docents will discuss the iconography in the building’s sculpture, stained glass and needlework that recalls significant events in U.S. history and honors those who have served and sacrificed for their country. Religion events from around the Washington area The Morven exhibition is the first dedicated to the needlework of New Jersey schoolgirls. New Jersey Schoolgirl Samplers, Like a Stitch Out of Time 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z The South African "yarn bomber" fastens colorful bits of needlework to public fixtures like statues, benches and lamp posts. South Africa Shrugs as Artists Try to Turn It Avant-Garde 2013-12-27T03:45:13Z Little is known of the 18th Century needlework, and the trust said it was not clear if the tapestry was a true depiction of a scene from the battle, or one featuring later influences. Looking into Scotland's black history 2013-10-08T00:13:24Z He believes those who undergo a lot of needlework do so because they find it satisfying. Why do people go back for more and more tattoos? 2013-10-01T00:23:47Z Docents discuss iconography in the sculpture, stained glass and needlework that recall significant events in our nation’s history and honors those who have served and sacrificed for their country. Washington area religion events 2013-05-24T23:32:58Z What the show’s curators reaped once they began to look for antique needlework by schoolgirls was both plentiful and marked by a singularly regional quality, Ms. Allan said. New Jersey Schoolgirl Samplers, Like a Stitch Out of Time 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z She explained the work: new technologies enabled the reinterpretation of couture as tech-couture, where delicate hand-made embroidery and needlework is replaced by code. The Future of Fashion: Download File and Print 2013-03-11T10:10:29Z That was a significant shift from the days in which women’s magazines featured only recipes, needlework and proper etiquette. Geraldine Rhoads Dies at 98; Edited Woman’s Day Magazine 2013-01-30T05:08:36Z "I use traditional needlework and embroidery techniques found in Palestinian clothing but I apply them to clothes better suited to a modern workplace," she says. Palestinians hampered by obstacles to economic growth 2012-11-09T12:41:28Z Late-19th-century medical literature described female “inverts” as appallingly straightforward, with a “dislike and sometimes incapacity for needlework” and “an inclination and taste for the sciences”; male inverts were “entirely averse to outdoor games.” What’s So Bad About a Boy Who Wants to Wear a Dress? 2012-08-12T03:17:26Z “Actually, my preference would be not to do the fine needlework,” Smith said. Craig Venter’s Bugs Might Save the World 2012-05-30T15:30:01Z She would like to get a needlework lesson from people “whose livelihoods centered on this unique talent.” Girls are finalists in Google doodle contest 2012-05-03T19:32:28Z Other occupations besides reading filled the working hours of the nuns and of these spinning and needlework were the most important. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z It is entirely practicable and most helpful to her development to provide that the country girl be given instruction in music, or art, or something special and advanced in the form of needlework. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z Its bazaars are as curious and as rich as any in Asia, with shawls of cashmere, and silks wrought by fine needlework into every article of costly array. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z She devoted herself to needlework and the confection of sweetmeats. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z "Perhaps Miss Dill is not too absorbed in her study of nature, as applied to needlework, to read out the newspaper." Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z While the monks composed chronicles, the nuns embroidered copes; and those who sought the gift of a manuscript from the monasteries, sought only the gift of needlework from the nunneries. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The lessons in painting or fine needlework may be provided for in the same way. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z She had always taken it for granted that a lady should do nothing beyond needlework, and perhaps a little gardening. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z She ran the parish library, she arranged the school treat, she started evening classes for wood carving and art needlework. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z Each was engaged in some peculiar task, and each seemed bent upon her labor in that preoccupied way which would imply that the cares of needlework make no mean call upon human faculties. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z In earlier centuries English needlework had been famous and the nuns had been pre-eminent in the making of richly embroidered vestments. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z They passed into the withdrawing-room, where panels of needlework of Queen Anne's time, gloomy with age, filled the wall spaces, and a few pieces of furniture crouched under shrouds of dust. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z While the boys are instructed in woodwork, needlework is taught to the girls, its introduction in 1889 having been the first recognition of practical instruction in any form. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z To adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers, or twigs. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The entrance to the court was at the eastern end; it was twenty cubits in width; and across the opening was suspended a curtain, embroidered with fancy needlework, and rich with gorgeous colours. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 2012-03-23T02:00:31.587Z The nuns of Anglo-Saxon England were famed for the needlework executed during the hours of work. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Fr�ulein Lina R�stow sat in her accustomed place by the window and listened, going on steadily with the needlework she had in hand. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z The ladies produce knitting instruments or appliances for domestic needlework. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Perhaps it’s a good thing for us, as we’ll have time to look over the bits of needlework you were telling me of. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z I cannot but mention with honourable commendation the Royal School of Art needlework, as a subsidiary branch of furniture art. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z It differs from modern point lace in that it has real Honiton sprigs, and is without needlework fillings. Lace, Its Origin and History 2012-02-26T03:00:15.360Z In the meantime she shall learn all the arts which become a princess to know—broidery and fair needlework, and songs upon a lute. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z An exhibition of feminine needlework justly forms a feature in the Commemoration shows of the period. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z The early breakfast was over at Mrs. Baker’s, the store was in order, and Ethel sitting behind the counter engaged upon a bit of needlework while awaiting the coming of customers. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z Mrs. Quale had recommended her to a place at a small dressmaker's, partly of service, chiefly of needlework. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z Needle-point lace is worked upon loose threads laid upon a previously drawn pattern, but which have no point of contact with one another and no coherency until the needlework binds them together. Lace, Its Origin and History 2012-02-26T03:00:15.360Z The education is solid and suitable, and special attention is given to needlework. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z I have known few men so well able as he to press flowers into all manner of decorative service, in metal, wood, stone or panel, and in needlework. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z Her breakfast was brought to her there, and having eaten it she took up her needlework, but it required a great exertion of will-power to do even that, while to run the sewing-machine was impossible. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z The children, who receive instruction in writing, cyphering, and needlework, pay a small pittance, which is placed in the school fund. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Some of these young females are more industrious, and take in needlework of different kinds; but the amount of their earnings is lavished upon that all-absorbing object — dress. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Two mountains of flesh obligingly rolled out of the room, and rolled in again bringing some beautiful specimens of needlework. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Wandering over Spain I found everywhere these winning, vivid, helpless girls, versed in needlework and social graces, but knowing next to nothing of history, literature, science, all that pertains to intellectual culture. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z These little girls delighted in doing plain needlework, and were intensely happy when they conquered a fresh word in their reading, and they always adored their governesses, and were rather sorry when holiday time came. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z The instruction given them is plain, but good — scriptural knowledge, reading, spelling, writing, and arithmetic, with needlework for the girls. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z During the first years she was in the house she never refused any needlework, and often she asked me for more. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z The fathers teach their boys to read and write, and the mothers instruct their girls in needlework. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z He was in a room he had never been in before, and by the window, busy with some needlework, sat a little old lady who was somehow vaguely familiar. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z My tastes always lay in the needlework line. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z The famous cope of Ascoli which the recent Pierpont Morgan incident brought into prominence a year or so ago, is a sample of the needlework of the times that illustrates its perfection. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z After tea there were needlework and reading again until it was time for her supper-tray. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z They have no needlework, and the altar cloth is only a piece of printed cotton. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z He was stretched in a chair beneath a giant oak, and she was busied with some needlework a few paces from him. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z She wears a pretty steel-blue tea-gown, richly embroidered in silks by her own hand; for your hostess loves needlework, and looks on it as a great resource for a weary brain. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z It is said by those who are authorities in the matter that Thirteenth-Century needlework represents what is best in this line. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z After luncheon she had her nap and her needlework, or a book from the library at Bathgate—one a week sent over to her by post—to occupy her. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z Her work took her out of the house, too; away from Susie and her aunt, with their happy chatter and endless white needlework, and the gleeful examination of presents. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z She would work at her easel three hours every morning, would take outdoor exercise every afternoon to keep herself refreshed and strong, and the evenings should be devoted to reading and needlework. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z A little needlework picture of the Trinity, with a cross between the Father and the Son. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z The historians of needlework tell us that this period represents the most flourishing era of artistic accomplishment with the needle of all modern history. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z We had walks and drives and music and needlework. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Uncle Joseph taught him to read and write, while James Nimmo instructed him in the arts of cookery and needlework. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z She let her needlework fall upon her lap, leaned her forehead upon her hand, and seemed half ready to faint away. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z There are many Moorish women who produce very delicate needlework. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z An American millionaire bought the famous piece of needlework known as the Cope of Ascoli. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z She not only excelled in needlework and in music, both vocal and instrumental, but while still very young she had thoroughly mastered Latin, Greek, French and Italian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z She busied herself with her housework and her needlework, and went to church and to the sewing-circle, as the man at the station had said. Eunice 2011-12-05T03:00:40.560Z It will be seen from Leonora’s own Memoir that needlework was one of her principal occupations in her prison. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z And these satin and velvet wonders were, indeed, embossed with lambs, and birds, and flowers, in needlework of silver and gold, and of various colors, meet for the necks of them that divide the spoil. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z This was not considered extortionate or enforced, as the Cope was declared by experts to be one of the finest pieces of needlework in the world. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Mrs. Thornley and Mrs. Digby, both young wives and mothers, with many tender interests in common, whispered pleasantly over their needlework, chiefly of their nursery affairs. A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:44.097Z There on fine mornings Miss Eunice sat with her needlework, and Fidelia with her books; and it was her part usually to read for the benefit of the three. Eunice 2011-12-05T03:00:40.560Z ‘Spinning,’ she answered, ‘is my work principally; I can also do plain needlework and can knit a little.’ Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z I shall be very rich, and I shall do just what I like—except darning and needlework. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z The jewels which originally adorned it had been removed so that the money was paid for the needlework itself. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Teaching, domestic service, chorus singing, needlework, acting as an artist's model--she had failed in everything alike. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z I brought them seats, and then, for the first time, I saw the Beautiful White Devil—for I must sometimes call her by her picturesque Chinese cognomen—engaged in needlework. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z We will have no servants, only we will give out all the needlework. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z Loose under-sleeves of muslin, edged with a double frill of needlework. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z We have already called attention to the fact that in needlework and in other arts connected with the provision of church ornaments and garments, the success of the Thirteenth Century workers was quite as great. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Sometimes embroidery was substituted; still more rarely the whole glove was covered, even to the fingers, with elaborate needlework designs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z We have nothing but what Mary earns, and needlework is poorly paid," returned Lane; "and often not to be had. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Sarah's table was a common, four-legged cedar affair, with an �sthetic cloth on it, and bore only her money bowls and the needlework that she was accustomed to occupy herself with at odd moments. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z In a letter to Emily, she says she is 'overwhelmed with oceans of needlework; yards of cambric to hem, muslin night-caps to make, etc.' The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z The Cope of Ascoli considered by experts to be one of the most beautiful bits of needlework ever made is an example of this. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z She was called Karen Lote, and taught needlework, writing, and drawing. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z There are widows who do needlework by the piece—not for tradesmen, but for those who have received the work for those who received it from the tradesmen. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z His eyes sought the pastor's daughter, who had seated herself at a little table in the window, where she occupied herself with some white needlework. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z Mrs. Kitto proved not unprepared for the announcement; it appeared that all her needlework had been for Nan, and now it was as though the last stitch had just been put into everything. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Some hints of this have been already given, in what has been said about the making of furnishings for the church, especially in the matter of needlework and the handpainting of various forms of ornaments. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z She had taken up a book, a piece of needlework; but first one and then the other had slipped from her hands. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z She wouldn't notice," said Mrs. Ray, adjusting her shawl, and turning the needlework in her hands; "she's the kind who don't even see the things they go headlong over. In a Mysterious Way 2011-09-25T02:00:17.377Z He is clad in a shirt of transparent gauze, with long hanging sleeves, and bordered round the open chest with a scalloping of needlework. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z A granddaughter had executed this beautiful bit of needlework. Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life 2011-09-15T02:00:12.970Z She wore a tunic of blue woolen, falling to her ankles, and bordered by a band of needlework, for which the Anglo-Saxon women were famous. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z It hardly gave more light than a candle, but the flame did not flicker, and that meant so much to my eyes, worn out by needlework—and tears. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z Since her earlier school-days Brenda's skill in needlework had developed wonderfully, and she could work very beautiful patterns on doilies and centrepieces. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z His artist's eye finds motives readily at hand; sometimes in the room of the embroiderer, absorbed in her needlework; sometimes in the juvenile schoolroom, where the martinet overawes his frolicsome pupils. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z ‘In books, or work, or healthful play’ is quite right as far as they are concerned; and the work means painting on velvet, fancy needlework, or embroidery. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z I have managed to get her some needlework, but, oh, so little, poor thing! The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z I taught Juliette all kinds of needlework, so that, later on, she might spoil her daughter with pretty things without stealing them. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z On the other side of the court was a little group of women sitting in canvas chairs with white umbrellas over their heads and needlework in their hands. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The girls are taught reading, writing, arithmetic, plain needlework, and knitting, so that they are not only useful to the regiment while at school, but qualified to earn their own livelihood in after life. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z One youth wore a thin white blouse and a pair of his sister's wide, calico knickers with needlework frills near the ankle, and white stockings. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z I have never been able to forget her look since she came to me a month ago for work—needlework or any work. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z It was an occupation which most of the girls enjoyed, and proved more popular than needlework, so a large amount of snipping and pasting went on, and the pile of finished cards grew steadily. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z His entire body is seamed with innumerable scars, and has been sewed up so often that he resembles a veritable piece of needlework. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z After luncheon, the girl took them out for a walk, and I went to my needlework, like little Mabel, 'with a willing mind.' Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z The governor rode off in the afternoon, and Bevis’s mother thought now these tormentors were absent it would be a good time to sit down calmly at some needlework. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z He was reading from a book to a girl who sat beside him doing needlework. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z They may be made most attractive when soft dainty materials are used and the needlework is carefully executed. Appropriate Clothes for the High School Girl 2011-08-10T02:00:14.783Z I will get you some needlework to do, and Rica shall find in me as good a master as the one he has just lost. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z As one historian has said, she displayed qualities then and later, which prove that she spent her days in something besides needlework. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z Downstairs again, sitting with her needlework, she heard the carrier’s van go by, marking the time to be about four. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Thither his wife followed him presently, establishing herself with her needlework in silence. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z She did not avoid his gaze, but met it coldly, and, gathering up some needlework, moved without ostentation, but deliberately, out of the room. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z At the National school she had learned, in a very imperfect way, to read and write, to do a little needlework, and to curtsey to her betters. Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z Correlation of needlework with drawing and arithmetic in the higher classes. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z “Well, busy little Grey,” said the Resident, merrily, as he seated himself beside the earnest-eyed Scottish maiden, “what is the new piece of needlework now?” One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z “Yes, and visit, and do needlework, and help in the schools, and everything,” said Cynthia, quickly. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z Large banners, wrought in exquisite needlework, setting forth the image of saint, or mystery, or some historical event in the annals of Christianity, are ranged around the walls. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z I suppose not,” she answered, speaking quickly, and her fingers busy at some needlework, trembled ever so slightly. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The introduction of much plain and ornamental stitchery, the forerunner of the needlework of the present day, followed quickly upon the coming of textiles. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z The pattern of the needlework consists of a deep scallop, with a notched or dentated edge. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z To-day a glorious perspective of purple mountains spread out before her, when she lifted her eyes from the bit of needlework which she was trying to finish for a friend's firstborn. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z He had not been asked for its use, and it contained a good deal of Theodora's needlework, and much summer clothing. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z I. Morning Dress of white muslin, with flounces, ornamented with needlework. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z Exercises in knitting and various forms of constructive handwork for very young children, in preparation for definite instruction in needlework at a later age. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z The newest style of Full Dress for Little Girls comprises some very pretty white muslin dresses, ornamented with tabliers of needlework. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z There is no better judge of needlework in the kingdom than Princess Christian. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z The whole mess of needlework, and painted cards, toilet toys, and sham trinkets represented my existence until Dora came. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z There were chests of drawers full of the richest female clothing, the fruit of the rarest material and the finest needlework. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z Order of teaching “processes” in needlework, from simple to complex. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z The dress worn with this mantelet is of white muslin, ornamented with needlework; but the mantelet is intended to be worn in outdoor costume with a dress of silk or barège. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z Some of the very advanced and extremely superior women of the present day are strenuously opposed to the teaching of needlework in girls’ schools and colleges. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z She sat at her needlework, and listened to the distant sounds which reached her faintly from the rooms above. Nearly Bedtime Five Short Stories for the Little Ones 2011-06-02T02:00:26.960Z Mary sat near me engaged on some fine needlework; Martha at a little table close by, poring over a beautiful golden-clasped parchment of the Psalms of David. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z The conquest of their prejudices was no easy task, but her patience and skill finally succeeded, and she procured needlework in sufficient quantity to enable her to enhance in no trivial degree the common fund. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z Beside her was her own particular table with the usual flowers, needlework, devotional books, and biographies of good men. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z The latitude allowed to the worker; the lavishness and ingenuity displayed in the stitches employed; in short, the vivid expression of the worker's individuality, form a great part of the success of needlework. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z Still her people at home were not satisfied with the way she “wasted her time,” and she was sent to the village school to learn plain needlework. Great Englishwomen An Historical Reading Book for Schools 2011-05-23T02:00:09.167Z Will you accept," Lady Strangford wrote, "as a token of my admiration of your house, a piece of ancient Persian needlework? The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z We taught a little French, some music, fine needlework, literature, and something of the social graces. Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays 2011-05-22T02:00:14.900Z Surely not for ornament, for they are the most unsightly objects I have ever beheld in the line of needlework, and look as if intended to smother hydrophobia patients. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z If needlework is to be looked upon seriously, it is necessary to secure appropriate and practicable designs. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z At its farther extremity he tapped lightly at a door, partly concealed by tapestry of velvet fringed with gold, and adorned with needlework representing figures and scenes of a scriptural character. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z Moreover, she should sing like a lark, and ride wild horses, and do needlework better than all other princesses. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z A mother and daughter, both widows, but earning a good living by needlework, were the occupants. Notes on Old Edinburgh 2011-05-03T02:00:17.180Z The skulls are covered with needlework and ornamented with pearls and precious stones. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z For needlework for more ordinary uses, linen is by far the most pleasing and enduring web. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z May started, and coloured violently; but she kept her eyes on the needlework in her hand, and said nothing. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z It left C�cile free to do a great deal of needlework, a large proportion of it expended on the alteration and re-trimming, and so forth, of May's own toilettes. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z Missa laid down her needlework and prepared for a direct attack. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z I used to give them tea, and let them bring their needlework, on condition they listened to my reading. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Our needlework conveys no pretty message of "The life that breathes, the life that lives," it savours only of the now stiff and stark device of dead hands. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z May cast her eyes down again, and became very busy with her needlework. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z Embossing in needlework is effected by embroidery over figures padded with wool felt. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Well, we got along somehow in Paris, for a few years, doing needlework, or giving music lessons at fifty centimes an hour. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z They swell up so; they make the nurses stand all the time, you know, even when they're doing needlework and things. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z Besides which, the very limitations of the materials used in realising a design in needlework, be it ever so naturally coloured, hinders a too definite presentation of the real. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z It was true that the goddess Minerva who presided over the arts that women need to know, spinning, weaving and needlework, had taught Arachne her skill, but the girl was vain and always denied it. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z She did not take children over five years of age, and to these babies she taught only reading and needlework and knitting. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Fair fingers had done that deft needlework, those of Sabrina Powell. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Lea went up to see them, and gave quite a pretty description of the old woman sitting quietly in her room at needlework, while the daughter bustled about. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z In speaking rather slightingly of modern needlework, I must add that its non-success is often due more to the use of poor materials than to want of skill in working. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z One hour a week was devoted to learning the catechism, another to a dancing lesson, another to needlework and learning poetry by heart. In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z I had plenty of fine bedding, and table damask, china and plate, some favorite books, and bits of bric-a-brac, a few pictures and rugs, and a good deal of Berlin wool work, and fancy needlework. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z He there began to draw patterns for needlework, and his success in this art led him to think of becoming a painter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z He even took upon himself to lecture Isabel, on sundry occasions, with regard to her love of novel-reading, her neglect of plain needlework, and her appalling ignorance on the subject of puddings. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Embroidery, however, postulates a foundation of material to be enriched with needlework, whereas needlepoint and pillow lace are wrought independently of any corresponding foundation of material. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z Her taste and skill in any little matter of needlework are quite extraordinary. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z We have been chiefly busy with needlework since we came—preparing dear Bee for Berne. The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z But Lori, with her talent for research, that would have especially qualified her for archaeological unearthings, discovered amongst some fine needlework and knitting materials less elegant books from a circulating library. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z She had given up novel-reading, and employed her leisure in the interesting pursuit of plain needlework. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z No grudging of the time or the labour spent either on design or needlework; no scamping; no mere outlining. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z The girl's hands were nervously occupied with some needlework. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z Do your needlework for you—talk freely of all that occupied my thoughts concerning the children’s welfare &—I could be very happy so. The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z “They told me,” he went on, “how hard they had tried to live by ordinary needlework, and failed, and that as a last resource they had tried to get the machine.” Friends I Have Made 2011-02-25T03:01:14.587Z We spend our time in knitting stockings for the soldiers, or in any needlework likely to be of service. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z In the first place, I define embroidery as the ornamental enrichment by needlework of a given material. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z Besides, I not only detest doing needlework but I hate it—the sort of thing a woman of my kind does anyhow—when it's done. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Ruth looked up from her bit of needlework. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z At the opening of the scene he said to the executioners who accompanied him: "Look thou stand within the arras"—that is, behind the curtain of needlework hanging on the wall. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z She talked of Maria, and of the studies she ought to continue, and of Madame's flowers and needlework, and a sweet feeling of rest from all the fretful life around was insensibly diffused. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z Almost all are in use for plain needlework. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z Mrs. Trafford glanced at the candlesticks and the low bookcase, and returned to the glowing piece of needlework that formed the symmetrical window curtain in the study. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Getting my living by needlework, by artificial flower making, or by anything that's honest which falls in my way. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z He had turned very stern and rigid; Mattie felt that she had crossed the line of demarcation, and withdrew into herself and her needlework with a sigh. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:17.787Z "She'll kill herself with that needlework," he remarked; "it is a miserable profession, at the best." Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z Never was a time when the art and science of needlework were so thoroughly understood as in England at the present moment. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z And next, he sold half the contents of his pack, supplying the women with plenty of needlework for the winter evenings. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z His dress was splendid in the extreme—being a full suit of ranchero costume, with all its ornamental trimming of gold lace, bell-buttons, and needlework embroidery. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z At the window of the farmhouse sat a well-dressed female, engaged in needlework. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z In the drawing-room Elizabeth settled herself in an arm-chair with some needlework, and pointed out the cigarettes and matches to her guest. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z And needlework is still a pictorial art that requires a real artist to direct the design, a real artist to ply the needle. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z "I did not know that your prayers were so earnest," she laughingly returned, as she picked up a trifle of needlework to help her thoughts run smoothly. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z A book, a few gathered flowers, lay upon a small table with some half-executed ornamental needlework. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z Much of this work was produced in convents, but old documents show that in monasteries also were to be found men known for their skill in needlework. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Good Lord," said Mr. Townshend, stooping to pick up Elizabeth's needlework which in her excitement had fallen on the rug, "this is not Aunt Alice——" "No," said Elizabeth, "it's my own wickedness. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z Given these, and our needlework can be as full of story as the Bayeux tapestry, as full of imagery as the Syon Cope, and better drawn. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z From the most remote ages needlework has been, not only a source of pecuniary advantage for poor women, but also of pleasant pastime for the rich. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z I quite pine for a little needlework, too. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z In England the craft has been a favourite employment for many centuries, and persons of all ranks have occupied their spare hours at needlework. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z She came out to him at once from the morning-room, with some needlework in her hand. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z Indeed, there is none of these distinguished scholarly women of England of whose devotion to needlework we do not hear. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The insane competition of the teachers, refining upon a Code in itself stupidly exacting, made the needlework the most distressing of all the tasks of the girl-teachers of that day. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z She read and did needlework at appointed hours, and resolutely set herself to perfect her knowledge of French and German. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z In the Tudor period the costumes of the wealthy were often richly adorned with needlework. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Mollie Walter sat with her needlework in the little drawing-room of Stone Cottage, and looked disconsolately through the French window at the havoc that was being wrought among the late summer flowers in the garden. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z Her daughters as well as her sons received the benefit of the best education, though, with their mother's example and encouragement, they devoted themselves to needlework and even to the arts of spinning and weaving. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Ten times a day we left our needlework or our book to run to the garden. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Each of the girls had already spent all her spare pocket-money on materials for needlework, although as yet they had made but little headway in their work. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z The stiff disposal of many of these figures, within flattened hexagons arranged in zones, is not pleasing, but the needlework is most remarkable for skill and carefulness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The English Cope of Cyon is another notable example of needlework from this time. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z Besides, she knew music well and was particularly skilled in needlework. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z She was always last in her form, undistinguished at music, drawing, needlework, anything requiring application or talent alike. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z "You do such perfect needlework that I really envy you." Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z Some panels of embroidery, once decorating an altar in the abbey of Grimbergen, and now at Brussels, illustrate the best class of Flemish needlework in the 16th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z From this period we have the most beautiful needlework in the world. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z There was little to admire in the Elizabethan age as regards design, except the beauty of the materials and the exquisite needlework. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z Tournay followed the direction of his companion's eyes and saw a young woman, with childish countenance, standing by the elbow of a woman who was seated in a chair occupied with some needlework. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Edith, while practical about some things,—needlework for example, and lessons,—seldom put her mind on money matters, and Nora was as heedless about this as about other things. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z Such a process, generally supplemented, as in this case, by a few stitches of fine needlework, was still in common use at a far later time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z His experts assured him that it was the most beautiful piece of needlework in the world. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z Jackets and caps, both male and female, bearing geometrical and scroll designs in gold, filled in with coloured needlework of flowers, birds, or animals have happily been preserved for our admiration. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z She was skilful in weaving and needlework, making both her own and others' beautiful robes and teaching the craft to some favored mortals. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z Cydonia sat in the window seat, her face full of dreams, her white hands folded above her needlework. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z She was known for tending to her needlework while waiting to appear on stage. The Clear Voice of Opera's 'Pied Piper' 2010-10-12T01:53:00Z The needlework of the vestments stands out as the most beautiful in history. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z The coat was sometimes heavily decorated with needlework or braids of gold down the front, pockets, seams, and cuffs. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z A league made up of nothing but tiki-taka would be like watching a needlework competition, just as a league made up of long-ball football would be like watching truck racing. World Cup final: Acts of the apostles claim victory and vindication 2010-07-12T06:01:00Z A little French, history, grammar, needlework and "good manners": of music enough to produce "pieces" when required for home consumption. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z The female slaves of the higher classes are often instructed in plain needlework and embroidery, and sometimes in music and dancing. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments She was rarely idle, and employed much of her time in needlework, leaving many specimens of her skill in this way in the decorations of the convents and churches. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies These later shoes were decorated on the front by needlework or incised leather openwork underlaid with another colour. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z Then slowly drawing a scrap of needlework from her pocket, she began to sew hastily. A Little World God knew when He made woman the soothing effect of needlework. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z He led Huish into the darkened dining-room, and showed him a wonderfully neat piece of needlework, a regular set pattern, composed of hundreds upon hundreds of tiny scraps of cotton print. A Double Knot Her supple body was robed in a sari of soft, deep yellow silk, bordered with a device of fine needlework studded with gems. The Great Mogul I found Madam Malt in a chamber behind the shop, with her daughters, and very busy upon a great piece, of needlework. Idonia: A Romance of Old London We cannot even frame and hang up a picture when we have painted it, or cover a chair with the piece of needlework we have made. Household Organization Appliqu�, in needlework or metal-work, a design or feature having the appearance of being independently made and attached to the surface of the object it adorns. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Even Dorothea must have been satisfied with the amount of needlework which she produced in these days. Rachel Ray The young wife had meanwhile taken up a bit of dainty needlework, and now they sat, side by side, on the sofa, before the lamp, and he unfolded the sheets. A Sister's Love A Novel Caned work was used for seats and was varied by coverings of needlework, morocco, striped and variegated horsehair, damasks, and fine printed silks. Remodeled Farmhouses There will be no needlework, no cleaning or dusting, no marketing to be done on Sunday. Household Organization They would get up a play, or a concert, or a Shakespeare reading, sometimes a show of paintings, carving, and needlework, or a well-rehearsed exhibition of physical exercises and drill. The School by the Sea “Hey, Miss Jenny!” he hailed; “what d’ you think of this for fancy needlework?” Into the Primitive He sat in the sofa-corner smoking, she, five paces away at the window, with some needlework. The Wish A Novel Then he showed us rare and wonderful needlework rich in gold thread and coloured silks, also dating back seven or eight hundred years. Glories of Spain This manner of bringing up our girls differs from the convent system in this, that it is worldly instead of being religious, and needlework and confectionery are worse taught; other things are about equal. Household Organization She is not an ordinary girl, and needlework and housekeeping do not content her. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches The felon's widow was employed with needlework, as well as her two daughters. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 I saw her seated on the sunny balcony, bending over her needlework. The Wish A Novel I was doing some needlework Madame S�raphin had given me, and by her orders was sitting in a small antechamber, from whence I could hear if I was wanted. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Madame Georges, laying aside the needlework on which she had been occupied, kept an anxious eye on the abb�, as though eagerly waiting for some observation from him. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 She looks like something left over from a needlework stall. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Possibly I may succeed in obtaining work elsewhere, either in plain or ornamental needlework. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 To the baroness is due also the revival of needlework as an applied art, as well as the revival of agricultural instruction for women. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey Susanna comes out of her shop, seats herself to do some needlework. The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern This is the most curious, complete, and erudite treatise on the art of needlework that has, probably, ever been compiled.... My Knitting Book Then she turned to some articles of domestic needlework which were in her lap so as to show that in spite of the wickedness of her opinions she did not mean to be idle. Ayala's Angel There she behaved like other girls, working at her embroidery and fine needlework. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes In accordance with the views of the time, needlework was taught. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey Your nurse sat high up on the beach, in the long line of nurses, gossiping and doing needlework. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days A new scheme of ornamentation was gradually evolved in the daintily-designed scalloped and radiating patterns adapted from oriental fabrics, lace and needlework, and from the ornamental devices of contemporary printers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" There had been some reading, some painting, some music,—perhaps a little needlework and a great deal of talking. Ayala's Angel She was conducted through the summer house, where the flowers and presents for Paula had been arranged, and there, on the steps, sat Madame Gunther and her daughters, busily engaged in needlework. On the Heights A Novel The city school boards rely almost entirely upon women for supervising the instruction in needlework. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey See that your wife is not compelled to do her needlework in the dark. Her Royal Highness Woman But she knew that to write directly after eating was bad for her, and she submitted instead to doing some needlework. Maria Edgeworth So many hours of needlework, so many hours of books, so many hours of prayer! Ayala's Angel Courses in fancy needlework and cake-baking were sometimes featured but the home demonstration agents' work more frequently took a pragmatic bent. Frying Pan Farm The curriculum includes only French, singing, dancing, drawing, and needlework. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey In a little forsaken village, with her father busied about his affairs, she would have been well content all day with no more than her needlework and her Genevan Bible. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion Beside cut pile, many Spanish carpets of the 17th and 18th centuries have looped and flat surfaces, and bear Spanish names and inscriptions; many too are of needlework in tent or cross stitch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Exquisite specimens of Bokharas are found among these; artistic, antique pieces, woven as fine as needlework. The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. What a volume of joyous news those few stitches of dainty needlework conveyed to me! A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois "As you please, father," Norah said meekly, and then returned to her needlework; and the heavy breathing in the corner where the bed was placed told that her father slept. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days Two of them were framed examples of their owner's skill in needlework, as evidenced by the inscription, carefully worked in coloured wool—"Mary Jackson, her work, aged 13." Windyridge I know where this gentleman has stepped from; he has come straight out of a sampler of mine, by means of which piece of needlework I can get his story without book. English Costume The needlework mistress was almost in tears at what she considered a wilfully frivolous manner of referring to a sermon by a real canon. The Youngest Girl in the School Some of their needlework has of late been terribly full of gobble stitches.” The New Mistress A Tale Seated on the stoep aforesaid, under the cool shade of the verandah, are two young women—one busily engaged on a piece of needlework, the other reading, or, to be more accurate, pretending to read. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt I lay still, content to watch her as she sat by my bed doing some needlework, not forgetting every now and then, with watchful care, to brush away the flies that threatened to disturb me. A Veldt Vendetta I have shown that this age was the age of fine patterns, as some ages are ages of quaint cut, and some of jewel-laden dresses, and some of dainty needlework. English Costume ‘How do you expect a child is going to get into that?’ asked the needlework mistress, holding up the misshapen garment to the derision of the whole room. The Youngest Girl in the School They learn grammar, history, geography, arithmetic, French, music, and drawing, and the girls learn needlework besides. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 Her gaiety and lightness of manner had to a great extent fled; and sedate occupations, reading, needlework, charity, and devotion occupied most of her time. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History Some felt carpets, some rudely tanned hides, a little needlework and embroidery, are exceptions not deserving of mention. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] These were all edged with needlework; some in gold, some in silver. What We Saw in Egypt The needlework mistress stared from one to the other. The Youngest Girl in the School She took up some needlework she had been engaged on, and sat down on a sofa. That Boy Of Norcott's She appeared to be a very modest and simple person, and was pleased to have me inspect the needlework, maps, and copy books of her pupils. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 She has much needlework to do, and the ill-health of her mother and grandmother brings additional cares. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) They are taught reading, writing, arithmetic, needlework, embroidery, and, in fact, everything that can be useful to them. What We Saw in Egypt Madame Meran had some needlework and sat by her counting time, fingers and thumbs. Helen Grant's Schooldays Of the ladies, several were engaged at needlework—some little preparation for the morrow—the last demand that ever vanity was to make of them! Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune In the evening we usually sat together with books and needlework, often with an interlude of music. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 A later immigration of the same stock brought people to the island who have developed alphabets, metallurgic arts carried on by the men, and weaving and needlework done by the women. Oriental Women Can you make me a cambric shirt, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; Without any seam or needlework? The Nursery Rhymes of England Mrs. Pratt was at the corner of the piazza doing needlework. Helen Grant's Schooldays Putting on a record–his gramophone was actually in order–and offering cigars, he produced an extraordinary picture of his ship, in needlework. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday My two servants are faithful at their tasks, but there is much needlework that is needful to be done. Maid Sally Everywhere in the East needlework was and is highly prized. Oriental Women They grew up in the apartment of the mother, and learned from her simple piety toward the gods a modest bearing, skill in needlework, and efficiency in the management of a household. Greek Women The recess seat at the windows was the favorite place for the female members of the household when employed in needlework and other sedentary occupations, and the apartment was commonly used for the family meals. Women of England The mother was doing some needlework, seated by the table, a tear dropped on it now and then, and she said, poor thing, that the work, which was black, hurt her eyes. Dickens' Stories About Children Every Child Can Read So time went on, and the needlework with it. Sowing and Sewing A Sexagesima Story Dress, embroidery, needlework, and housekeeping, long conversation with their slaves, the exchange of visits, and the festivals, with dancing and singing with which they entertained each other, serve for occupation and amusement. Oriental Women The only outside person I ever knew her to take any interest in was a crippled girl who lived with her bedridden mother and took in needlework. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories Ethelwyn, another royal lady, and a friend of Archbishop Dunstan, was accustomed to decorate the ecclesiastical vestments, and the art needlework of herself and her companions became celebrated. Women of England Captain Raymond saw them safely on board, presently followed them himself, and read aloud an entertaining book while they busied themselves with bits of needlework. Elsie on the Hudson She dared not even betray her knowledge of needlework and millinery. Pretty Michal Another is described as “of blue sarcenet, with a tree in the midst and beastes with scriptures, all wrought with needlework.” Henry VIII and His Court 6th edition Her harpsichord was open, a book lay by her on the table, and her fingers were busily employed on some fine needlework, for she was an expert needlewoman. Francezka There was an absence of needlework of any sort, excepting a simple bit of embroidery upon the shoulder. Women of England It was the second day of the storm, early in the afternoon, and all were gathered in the saloon, the ladies busy with their needlework, the gentlemen reading, Elsie and Ned playing a quiet game. Elsie on the Hudson The night the jam gave way Constance was seated by the table engaged upon a piece of needlework. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon She was pious and ascetic and most proficient in needlework. Henry VIII and His Court 6th edition The little girl learnt needlework with her sisters. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind The famous Bayeux tapestry, possibly the most ingenious specimen of needlework that the world has known, calls up the most interesting of the castle scenes as related to woman. Women of England Her needlework, the amusement and solace of her leisure hours, was designed by her as “a commemoration of her love for, and steadiness to, the reformed faith.” The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries Its brightly colored embroideries faded and its needlework grew ragged, while its yellow background became soiled and greasy. Heathen Master Filcsik She remained in her room, busy over some needlework, about an hour. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge But needlework of any kind was always "against the grain." Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind A bundle of unfinished needlework was hidden under her shawl, and they soon ascertained that she was delirious from some low typhus fever that had utterly prostrated her. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part She was extremely fond of needlework, and during her happiest and gayest years was daily to be found at her embroidery-frame. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries She and the grown daughter support the family by needlework—making horsehair women's head fittings, which the father sells, when he has nothing more to do. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports I suppose he was mos' too manly for me to refer to his needlework. The Life of Nancy Jupon of plain, white cambric muslin, edged with a border of rich open needlework. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 He paused, and we went on smoking and sipping, and Bill bent her head over her needlework. Aliens Many of these pictures are most beautiful; and it is not without great difficulty that you can assure yourself that they are bonâ fide needlework. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries By two o’clock your housework is done, and you have the long afternoon for books, needlework, or drawing,—for perhaps there is among you one with a gift at her pencil. Household Papers and Stories Of the ladies, several were engaged at needlework, some little preparation for the morrow—the last demand that ever vanity was to make of them! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Others are extremely pretty, made of the appliqué lace, rich Mechlin, or needlework, and are sometimes ornamented with flowers, giving a lightness to their appearance. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 Several women were calm and quiet, and at needlework with the matron. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles |
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