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. Illustrated with upwards of 800 wood engravings, and coloured plates. Plain sewing, textiles, dressmaking, appliances, and terms
A reference encyclopaedia of needlework compiled by Sophia Frances Ann Caulfeild and Blanche Saward, published by L. Upcott Gill in London in 1885 for Victorian home and professional needleworkers. Wood engravings render stitches, canvas grounds, embroidered borders and filled diaper patterns in dense black line on pale ground, giving designers repeatable textile textures, scrolling border strips and geometric grid fills.
