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Mar 03, 2011 21:06


I've been reading primary sources about 19th century American needlework. This 1895 "The Decorator and Furnisher" has great examples of Victorian passive aggressive bitchiness. 1-"Cross stitch is easiest of all. It has been the favorite work of children and of the women of crude nations." Ha! But it's not ALL horrid:"Yet cross stitch has a certain ( Read more... )

needlework, via ljapp, historic preservation, cross stitch

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fornikate May 19 2011, 13:39:39 UTC
happy born day!

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