Eléonore Riego de la Branchardière’s Golden Stars in Tatting and Crochet is a Victorian pattern book by one of the most celebrated designers of nineteenth-century needlework. It presents elegant tatting and crochet designs, with detailed directions for working the intricate patterns.
Riego de la Branchardière was a prolific and influential authority on fancy needlework, and her booklets shaped fashionable handcraft of the era. The designs reflect the ornamental taste of Victorian dress and decoration. A classic of historical needlework, it is available 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.