Eléonore Riego de la Branchardière’s The Andalusian Knitting and Netting Book is a Victorian pattern book from one of the era’s most celebrated needlework authorities. It presents knitting and netting designs with detailed directions for working the patterns.
Riego de la Branchardière’s booklets shaped the fashionable handcraft of the nineteenth century and were prized by accomplished needleworkers. The designs reflect the ornamental taste of the period. A classic of Victorian fancy work, it is offered here as a free EPUB download. For collectors and historians of needlework, the booklet preserves both the techniques and the decorative spirit of fashionable Victorian handcraft.