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Needle-craft: artistic and practical

Reed, John Q, Lavin, Eliza M., joint author · 1889 · New York, The Butterick Publishing Co., Ltd. · 336 pictures

A needlework manual by John Q. Reed and Eliza M. Lavin, issued by the Butterick Publishing Co. in New York in 1889 for home embroiderers and fancy-work teachers. Line engravings give outline sprays of flowers and leaves with hatched shading, symmetrical border panels, and dense wood-engraved views of lace and crochet in white on black, usable as motifs, rules, and pattern fills.

Fancy work

Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0