Chapter 49 NEEDLEWORK PICTURES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

Entire decline of needlework as an art-Miss Linwood's invention!-The Berlin-wool pictures-Lack of efficient instruction-Waste of magnificent opportunity at South Kensington Museum.

It were kindest to ignore 19th century needlework, but in a book treating of English embroidery something must be said to bridge over the time when Needlecraft as an