Design and Tradition / A short account of the principles and historic development of architecture and the applied arts

by Amor Fenn

Needlework

Needlework, being a personal performance, has no such mechanical restriction; the design can, and should be, complete within the area, and the expression perfectly free. Beside Design and Colour, the surface interest is that of contrast in the different textures resulting from the various stitches, and the employment of darning, knots, laid-work, etc.