tailieunhanh - ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEEDLEWORK - PART 1

The absolute want of any comprehensive book on needlework—such an one as contains both verbal and pictorial descriptions of everything included under the name of needlework—has led me to put into the serviceable form of an Encyclopedia, all the knowledge and experience, which years of unceasing study and practice have enabled me to accumulate on the subject, with the hope that diligent female workers of all ages, may be able, by its means to instruct themselves in every branch of plain and fancy needlework. . | ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEEDLEWORK - PART 1 BY THÉRÈSE DE DILLMONT ENGLISH EDITION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED To be had of TH. DE DILLMONT DORNACH Alsace and at all booksellers and embroidery shops. Price English bound with gilt edges English edition Sh. 3. French edition Fr. German edition Mk. 3. Preface. The absolute want of any comprehensive book on needlework such an one as contains both verbal and pictorial descriptions of everything included under the name of needlework has led me to put into the serviceable form of an Encyclopedia all the knowledge and experience which years of unceasing study and practice have enabled me to accumulate on the subject with the hope that diligent female workers of all ages may be able by its means to instruct themselves in every branch of plain and fancy needlework. All the patterns given even the most insignificant were worked afresh for the purpose and thus not merely faithful representations but also lucid and intelligible explanations of the same are secured. In order that my readers may have something besides the dull theory the work is enlivened by a number of useful patterns some new some derived from the artistic productions of such countries and epochs as have become famous by special excellence in the domain of needlework. Though at first sight the reproduction of many of these patterns may seem to present insuperable difficulties they will after a careful study of the text and exact attention to the directions given prove easy to carry out. Many of these interesting designs are drawn from private collections whose owners with great kindness placed their treasures at my disposal to copy and borrow from at discretion for which I desire to take the present opportunity of tendering them my warmest thanks. The choice of colours and material a difficult matter to many my readers will find rendered comparatively easy to them by the notes affixed to the illustrations and I may point out that most of the patterns were worked with .