tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post5612750484960510645..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Painting & Stitching 'Caliope & Clio' as a Schoolgirl Accomplishment, c 1810Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-89361246409130494442012-03-01T18:07:12.367-05:002012-03-01T18:07:12.367-05:00The definition of genteel has changed. If anyone a...The definition of genteel has changed. If anyone at school now drew a naked breast (even in the classical sense) it would result in a trip to the principal's office.<br />I learned embroidery in art in the 1960s. My daughter had a bit of stichery in the late 1990s, but the art of embroidery as a school subject really doesn't exist anymore in the US. Can you imaging standardized testing for needlework?Lyn Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-62790335658894834302012-03-01T14:26:31.736-05:002012-03-01T14:26:31.736-05:00Samuel was quite the entrepreneur! Someone to insp...Samuel was quite the entrepreneur! Someone to inspire us ;) Thanks for the link to the exhibition pdf too, am devouring it now.textilehistorIEhttp://irishhistoricaltextiles.comnoreply@blogger.com