Jacobean Embroidery: Its Forms and Fillings, Including Late Tudor

The work offers a compact survey of English embroidery from late Tudor through the seventeenth and into later styles, pairing a historical introduction with close technical analysis. It catalogs characteristic stitches and fillings—stem, chain, buttonhole, crewel shading, French knots and darning techniques—explains their use in leaves, terra firma bases, birds and animals, and bed hangings, and discusses colour, contouring and background treatment. Plates and annotated details illustrate stitch combinations and regional examples, while practical commentary guides readers in reproducing period motifs and understanding the formal principles behind conventional foliage and solid crewel work.