| ANNE WANNER'S Textiles in History / single stitches |
| single embroidery stitches |
| quoted in literature: | Maria Teresa Binaghi,
I ricamatori Milanesi tra rinascimento e barocco. In: I
tessili nell' etą di Carlo Bascapč, vescovo di Novara
(1593-1615)(exhibition cat.), Novara 1994/95, p. 97-123. Towards the end of 16th c. Caterina Cantoni was a very famous embroideress in Milano. She was reputed as the inventress of "punto Cantona", an embroidery stitch who had an equal look on both sides of the fabric. |
| content | Last revised february, 2002 |