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 for home and professional needleworkers. Wood engravings show knitted, crocheted, netted and lace samples close up, rendered as dense repeating stitch textures in black line, with edgings, scallops and diaper grids usable as pattern fills and borders.
