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Encyclopedia of Needlework

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Encyclopedia of Needlework

Thérèse de Dillmont

526 pages~10 hr 29 min read35 chapters$4.99
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Thérèse de Dillmont compiled the most complete needlework reference ever attempted, first issued for the DMC thread company in 1886 and translated across Europe. Mending, open-work, white embroidery, gold embroidery, tapestry, knitting and crochet, each with precise illustrated instructions. The encyclopedia that taught the world's hands. One volume, every stitch.

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35 chapters

  1. 1ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEEDLEWORK
  2. 2Preface.
  3. 3Plain Sewing.
  4. 4FOOTNOTES:
  5. 5Mending.
  6. 6FOOTNOTES:
  7. 7Single and cut Open-work.
  8. 8FOOTNOTES:
  9. 9Net and damask stitches.
  10. 10FOOTNOTES:
  11. 11White Embroidery.
  12. 12FOOTNOTES:
  13. 13Flat stitch and Gold embroidery.
  14. 14FOOTNOTES:
  15. 15Tapestry and Linen Embroidery.
  16. 16FOOTNOTES:
  17. 17Knitting.
  18. 18FOOTNOTES:

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