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
An illustrated reference encyclopaedia of needlework by Sophia Frances Ann Caulfeild, published in London by L. Upcott Gill in 1885 for Victorian home and professional needleworkers. Wood engravings render crochet, knitting, macramé and lace stitches close up as dense repeating textures in black line on cream, useful as tileable pattern fills, borders and hatching studies.
