Medieval Craftsment: Embroiderers
Staniland, Kay
Univ. of Toronto Press, Buffalo NY, 1997
ISBN# 0-8020-6915-0
Staniland, Keeper of the Textiles at the Museum of London, provides an excellent overview of what professional embroidery was like during the Middle Ages, incl. Techniques, wages pd., designers, guilds, inventories. Her research & documentation is good. Exc. Photos. Good first book for needleworkers interested in the Middle Ages. IB
Staniland’s passion is the Age of Chaucer, so that this book has more information on truly medieval embroidery than many books. SB
Beginner