The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described
An illustrated encyclopaedia of needlework compiled by Sophia Caulfeild and Blanche Saward, published in London by A.W. Cowan in 1882 for home embroiderers and professional workers. Engravings show stitch diagrams, lace and net grounds, braided borders, a monogrammed pocket, an embroidered tablecloth and figured needle-cases, with a few chromolithographs of flat geometric appliqué in red, blue, green and gold; useful for repeating borders, textile textures and monogram frames.
