Title: Woman's handiwork in modern homes
Description: This is a book written to advise the turn of the 19th century woman about how to decorate her home in the 'modern' fashion, and includes illustrations and some colored plates. Part 1 covers Embroidery and includes a history of various stitches, Part 2 covers ways to decorate objects with Paint, and Part 3 is a room by room guide to adding decorative touches to the home. It has good explanations and suggestions for decorating items with the techniques covered. The design principles in this book are those of the Arts & Crafts movement, as shown by the cover, which has an embossed leather image done in an Arts & Crafts style and the opening quotation by William Morris.
Subjects: Painting, Interior decoration, Decoration and ornament, Embroidery
Places: Royal School of Art Needlework, Society of Decorative Art, Association of Decorative Artists
People: William Morris, Catherine Wheeler
Time periods: 1882, Arts & Crafts movement, late 1800's to early 1900''s