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The Art of Needlework

Needlework & embroidery have been a form of expression in most cultures for hundreds of years, especially for women. Explore these titles for a cultural tour of this ancient tradition.

Beck, Thomasina
The embroiderer's story: needlework from the Renaissance to the present day
q TT770.B425 1995

Gardening with silk and gold Beck, Thomasina
Gardening with silk and gold: a history of gardens in embroidery
q NK9204.B38 1997

Gardening with silk and gold Beech, George
Was the Bayeux tapestry made in France? the case for Saint-Florent of Saumur
NK3049.B3 B38 2005

Silken threads: a history of embroidery in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam Chung, Young Yang
Silken threads: a history of embroidery in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam
q NK9272.C48 2005

Kelly, Mary B.
Goddess embroideries of Eastern Europe
q NK9242.K45 1996x

Krody, Sumru Belger
Flowers of silk & gold: four centuries of Ottoman embroidery
q NK9265.A1 K76 2000

Embroideries Mackenzie, Althea
Embroideries
NK9209.65.M33 2004x

Parker, Rozsika
The subversive stitch: embroidery and the making of the feminine
NK9206 .P37 1984

Salomon, Kathryn
Jewish ceremonial embroidery
BM729.H35 S25 1988

Swain, Margaret H.
The needlework of Mary, Queen of Scots
q DA 787 .A3 S9

Rennie Mackintosh inspirations in embroidery Wood, Dorothy
Rennie Mackintosh inspirations in embroidery
q NK8847.6.M23 W66 2004x

Websites

  • Britain's Bayeux Tapestry
    http://www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk/
    Here you can read the tale told by the Bayeux Tapestry - The story of William the Conqueror and Harold, Earl of Wessex, the men who led the Norman and Saxon armies in 1066. William's defeat of Harold at the Battle of Hastings ensured the success of the Norman invasion of England... From the Museum of Reading.
  • Hmong Textiles
    The Hmong migrated from southern China in the nineteenth century to the mountainous areas of Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. During the Vietnam War, many immigrated to the United States. Paj ntaub or "flower cloth" is a needlework art form that continues to be produced by Hmong artists in this country. This is a digital collection of photographs from the University of California - Irvine Libraries.
  • Textile Musuem
    http://www.textilemuseum.org/
    Located in Washington DC, the museum is a center for scholarly research, conservation, interpretation and exhibition of textiles, with particular concern for the artistic, technical and cultural significance of its collections.
  • The Unicorn Tapestries
    An Explore and Learn website from the Metropolitan Museum of Art about the medieval Unicorn Tapestries from the Cloisters in New York City.