Intro: 19th century work box

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Print resources:

• Ashelford, Jane. The Art of Dress: Clothes and Society 1500-1914. London: The National Trust, 1996.

Photograph of an extant needlework box, page 201.

• Tozer, Jane, and Sarah Levitt. Fabric of Society: A Century of People and their Clothes 1770-1870: Essays inspired by the collections at Platt Hall, The Gallery of English Costume, Manchester. Carno, Powys, Wales: Laura Ashley Limited, 1983.

Photograph of an extant “Retracting tape measure hand painted in nails and inches on glazed linen tape in bone case. Early 19th century,” page 58.

Velvet Pincushion test post

I made this pincushion during my Spring 2010 independent study on 1830s women’s clothing. It is a common shape and size, based on directions in The Workwoman’s Guide and on several extant originals in museum collections. It is made of black silk velvet with a white silk organza ruffle. It is entirely hand-stitched with cotton thread and is stuffed with wool roving.

Velvet pincushion