V&A online catalogue (retrieved 6th July 2016).
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Wool Work
Early 18th English bed curtain, embroidered in wool on a cotton and linen ground.
Copyright Victoria and Albert Museum, London, acc. no. 353 to I-1907.
Wool work is a form of decorative needlework made from woollen threads. This type of embroidery is sometimes called crewel embroidery, but the term wool work actually covers a wider range of embroidery forms. One popular nineteenth century form of wool work in various parts of the world was Berlin wool work.
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