Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving is both a practical handbook and a celebration of one of the great decorative arts, presented with elegant verse, author drawings, and illustrations. Mrs. Archibald H. Christie offers a serious guide to design and workmanship, while W. R. Lethaby's preface places the craft in its historic glory, especially in medieval England, where skill, guild tradition, and royal patronage made embroidery a source of beauty and cultural distinction. The book's central purpose is to unite making and design, showing craft as a living expression of creativity rather than an abstract theory. Its lessons are richly practical: readers are urged to study historic examples for inspiration, then learn how purpose, materials, and stitches shape the final work. The book explains essential tools, fabrics, threads, and metal-work supplies; pattern design, padding, and raised work; darning and pattern darning; and open fillings for light, decorative effects. It closes with detailed instruction in embroidery methods and tapestry weaving, making it an invaluable guide for both beginners and experienced workers. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.
