A practical early Victorian guide that begins with materials and implements and then works through plain sewing, fancy needlework and embroidery, Berlin wool and raised work, knitting, netting and crochet, with stitch-by-stitch instructions. Its introduction places the needle at the centre of a lady’s accomplishments and domestic virtue.
Useful to historical needleworkers and revealing about women’s lives in the 1840s. Download the free EPUB.