Posts Tagged ‘Embroidery’
Unusual Taxidermic Needlepoint with Scottish Naturalist Eliza Brightwen
“The bones were cleaned, boiled, and dried. They were used as the wings for embroidered insects or leaves for flowers.” February 19, 1974 On this day, The Journal Herald out of Dayton, Ohio, published a little snippet about the naturalist Eliza Brightwen and her unusual needlepoint methods: If you are tired of the same crewel and needlepoint…
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