Candlewick embroidery carried out with Strutt’s candlewick cotton
Brief description
'Candlewick embroidery carried out with Strutt's candlewick cotton' booklet, c.1950
Date
ca.1950
Dimensions
height: 280mm
Organisation
Strutts, Derbyshire
More details
This is a booklet released in around the 1950s with information on the art of candlewick embroidery, using Strutt's candlewick cotton. Candlewick embroidery is a type of needlework which uses heavy thread on heavier-weight cotton or linen with a particular kind of surface knot known as a 'colonial knot'.
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