TY  - BOOK
AU  - Caughley,Vivien
TI  - New Zealand's historic samplers: our stitched stories 
SN  - 9781869538668
U1  - 746.4430993 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Auckland, New Zealand
PB  - Bateman
KW  - Samplers
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Cross-stitch
KW  - History
N1  - A unique glimpse into our cultural history, and particularly women's history, through more than 80 historic samplers - many specially photographed for the book. Through exceptional first-hand research, involving travel around New Zealand and overseas, author Vivien Caughley has created a fascinating story that opens a window on our past, and the history and craft of needlework. It features samplers by colonial women through to those who stitched samplers during World War II. This beautifully produced book will appeal to needlework practitioners, artists and designers, academics, and genealogists. The reverse of the jacket features a design of one of the samplers with instructions; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; What is a sampler? --; 2; Samplers: marked words --; 3; Cross-cultural needlework: glimpses of another world --; 4; Samplers: a gallery of stitched stories --; 5; Commemorative needelwork --; 6; Embroidery, art and design --; 7; Epilogue: encounters with embroidery
ER  -