The Reinstatement of Embroidery & Crochet: Is Fashion Reviving The Female Domestic As Cool?
These words all too easily puzzle together to build a tea-stained image of Victorian women, sat idly, stitching deftly. These dexterous crafts have been quickly stereotyped through film and novel, and become cemented in the antiquated idyll of the domestic woman (and all the limiting conditions that surround her!). Whilst this raw craftsmanship has …