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 compiled by Sophia Caulfeild and Blanche Saward, published by L. Upcott Gill in London in 1885 for Victorian home and professional needleworkers. Wood engravings show macramé lattices, tatted rings, lace borders and square doilies in dense black line on tinted grounds, usable as repeating patterns, rule borders, and knot and mesh motifs.
