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 household reference on needlework compiled by Sophia Caulfeild and Blanche Saward, published in London by L. Upcott Gill in 1885 for women working plain sewing, embroidery, and lace at home. Wood engravings show stitches, braid and macramé patterns, appliqué leaf forms, and pierced lace borders in fine black line on tinted paper, usable as repeat motifs, corner ornaments, and edgings.
