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 by Sophia Caulfeild and Blanche Saward, published in London by A.W. Cowan in 1882 for Victorian women working embroidery, lace, and canvas work at home. Plates combine engraved samplers of foliate embroidery panels, geometric patchwork blocks in solid black and ruled shading, counted-thread charts of facing griffins, and white lace sprays printed on blue grounds.
