The Hand-Book of Needlework
- Author(s): Miss Lambert
- Category: Textiles, Clothing & Accessories
- Publisher: Willis P Hazard
- Publish year: 1851
- ISBN: 9678000007377
- Number of Pages: 347
In the following pages the author embrace those subjects which appeared most worthy of notice in a Treatise on Decorative Needlework, and by combining a brief historical sketch with a detailed account of the practice of each department, to render them more generally interesting than a mere Manual of directions and examples.
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Copyright
PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER II - TAPESTRY
CHAPTER III - MATERIALS IN GENERAL
CHAPTER IV - WOOL
CHAPTER V - SILK
CHAPTER VI - GOLD AND SILVER
CHAPTER VII - CHENILLE,BRAIDS ETC.
CHAPTER VIII - CANVAS
CHAPTER IX - BERLIN PATTERNS
CHAPTER X - DRAWING,PATTERNS FOR EMBROIDERY,BRAIDING ETC.
CHAPTER XI - IMPLEMENTS
CHAPTER XII - FRAMING WORK
CHAPTER XIII - STITCHES
CHAPTER XIV - EMBROIDERY
CHAPTER XV - CANVAS WORK
CHAPTER XVT - CROCKET
CHAPTER XVII - KNITTING
CHAPTER XVIII - NETTING
CHAPTER XIX - BRAIDING AND APPLIQUE
CHAPTER XX - BEAD WORK
CHAPTER XXI - NEEDLEWORK OF THE ENGLISH QUEENS AND PRINCESSES
CHAPTER XXII - CONCLUSION
KNITTING
NETTING