Table of Contents

Preface and acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
1. The Seventeenth Century
2. Eighteenth Century Needlework Tools & Sewing Sets
3. Georgian Sewing Boxes
4. The Palais Royal
5. Georgian Crafts
6. Needlework Tools - c.1750 to c.1840
7. Nineteenth Century Sewing Boxes and Work Tables
8. Nineteenth Century Sewing Sets
9. Victorian Sewing Tools
10. Victorian Crafts
11. The Edwardian Era
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Nerylla Taunton was acknowledged as a world class dealer with expertise int he filed of antique needlework implements, ladies' fashion accessories, lace and embroidery.