Every branch of plain and fancy needlework is covered here, from hemming and mending through open-work, white embroidery and gold work to knitting, crochet, tatting, macramé, netting and Irish lace. Dillmont worked each pattern afresh for the book and pairs it with exact row-by-row instructions, so the text still serves as a working manual.
Long reprinted and still used by stitchers, this is one of the classic needlework references of the nineteenth century. Download the free EPUB.