Encyclopedia of needlework
Thérèse de Dillmont's instructional manual of needlework techniques, printed by Brustlein & Co. in Mulhouse, Alsace, in 1890 for home and trade embroiderers across Europe. The 706 plates are close photographic and engraved views of stitch samples, cut-work grids, lace fillings and borders, white thread against dark grounds — ready-made repeat patterns, textures and geometric lattices.
