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Victorian Needlework - (Victorian Life and Times) by Kathryn Ledbetter (Hardcover)
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- Marrying two exceptionally popular topics--needlework and women's history--this book provides an authoritative yet entertaining discussion of the diversity and importance of needlework in Victorian women's lives.
- About the Author: Kathryn Ledbetter, PhD, is professor of English at Texas State University, San Marcos, where she teaches 19th-century British literature.
- 224 Pages
- Crafts + Hobbies, Needlework
- Series Name: Victorian Life and Times
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"This book is about Victorian Needlework"--Book Synopsis
Marrying two exceptionally popular topics--needlework and women's history--this book provides an authoritative yet entertaining discussion of the diversity and importance of needlework in Victorian women's lives.
Victorian Needlework explores these ubiquitous pastimes--their practice and their meaning in women's lives. Covering the period from 1837-1901, the book looks specifically at the crafts themselves examining quilting, embroidery, crochet, knitting, and more. It discusses required skills and the techniques women used as well as the technological innovations that influenced needlework during this period of rapid industrialization. This book is unique in its comprehensive treatment of the topic ranging across class, time, and technique. Readers will learn what needlework meant to "ladies," for whom it was a hobby reflecting refinement and femininity, and discover what such skills could mean as a "suitable" way for a woman to make a living, often through grueling labor. Such insights are illustrated throughout with examples from women's periodicals, needlework guides, pattern books, and personal memoirs that bring the period to life for the modern reader.About the Author
Kathryn Ledbetter, PhD, is professor of English at Texas State University, San Marcos, where she teaches 19th-century British literature. Her published works include British Victorian Women's Periodicals: Beauty, Civilization, and Poetry as well as many articles on British literature and culture.Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.2 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Victorian Life and Times
Sub-Genre: Needlework
Genre: Crafts + Hobbies
Number of Pages: 224
Publisher: Praeger
Theme: Knitting
Format: Hardcover
Author: Kathryn Ledbetter
Language: English
Street Date: January 6, 2012
TCIN: 1003270606
UPC: 9780313386602
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-7898
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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