Needlework in Religion: An Introductory Study of Its Inner Meaning, History, and Development; Also a Practical Guide to the Construction and ... Required in Church Services (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Needlework in Religion: An Introductory Study of Its Inner Meaning, History, and Development; Also a Practical Guide to the Construction and Decoration of Altar Clothing and of the Vestments Required in Church Services

If this is/the true conception of craftsmanship, and itcould become better understood by those who profess cul ture, and by the workman also, as in past days, that in"u ence might bemade of greater effect in our educational schemes. There is indeed hope that the present revival of embroidery under the more considered instruction now given may lead to its worthy use in aesthetic and religious education; and that women, and men also, may by the sheer beauty and sincerity of their work let their light shine before men.

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