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 Victorian reference encyclopaedia of needlework compiled by Sophia Frances Ann Caulfeild and published by L. Upcott Gill in London in 1885, written for home and professional embroiderers. Its wood engravings render lace, crochet, and embroidery samples in fine black line on cream, giving designers repeatable borders, grid fillings, insertion strips, and geometric medallions ready for pattern work.
