A readable and fascinating guide, with relevant quotations from people of the period.
Gail Marsh has spent her whole career working with textiles and embroidery and has been teaching embroidery and design for 28 years. From 1972-76 and 2006 to the present day she has been curator of the Rachel-Kay Shuttleworth Collection at Gawthorpe Hall, a National Trust property in Lancashire, NW England. She has also been a textiles and knitwear designer and a design consultant for Marks and Spencer. In addition, she has exhibited her work, received commissions, and written several books, including two for GMC Publications: 18th Century Embroidery Techniques and 19th Century Embroidery Techniques.
