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Beeton's Book of Needlework
by Mrs. BeetonBeeton's Book of Needlework is written by Isabella Mary Beeton, an English author remembered as one of the first and best cookery writers with her popular book Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. This book explores the techniques and applying them to master the art of needlework. Separate chapters explore the subtopics with illustrative e..
Jacobean Embroidery
by Ada Wentworth FitzwilliamJacobean Embroidery is an illustrative guide to the embroidery styles which was flourished during King James I era. It is a form of embroidery used for creating animal shapes, using wool yarn. The authors Ada Wentworth Fitzwilliam and A. F. Morris Hands has given more than 50 plates of illustrative examples to practice this art...
The Invention of the Sewing Machine
by Grace Rogers CooperThe Invention of the Sewing Machine is a book about one of the most important inventions of 19th century written by Grace Rogers Cooper, curator of Smithsonian Institution remembered for her works of Thirteen-Star Flags: Keys to Identification and The Invention of the Sewing Machine. This book explores the birth of Sewing machine, which pioneere..
The Toilet of Flora
by Pierre Joseph Buc'hozThe Toilet of Flora is a collection of simple methods of preparing perfumes, baths, essences, powders, and sweet scented waters written by Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz, a French physician and naturalist remembered for his works such as Natural history of pets, Food or art method for preparing the healthiest foods for humans, Natural history of the plant k..
Mother Nature's Toy-Shop
by Adelia B. BeardMother Nature's Toy-Shop is an illustrative picture guide to create toys from nature, co-authored by Adelia Beard and Lina Beard. Everyone irrespective of age or gender love nature and toys. Combining nature and toys together can definitely multiply our happiness of playing with the toys made of nature. This book exactly does this job of making ..
Encyclopedia of Needlework
by Therese de DillmontEncyclopedia of Needlework is one of the most comprehensive books to be written in the hobby of needlework with illustrative pictures. Translated into 17 Languages, this encyclopedia is written by Austrian needle worker Thérèse de Dillmont, who is considered to be one of the pioneers and internationally acclaimed personality in the hobby of n..
Lace, Its Origin and History
by Samuel L. GoldenbergLace, Its Origin and History is written by Samuel L. Goldenberg.Lace is, in fact, so indelibly associated with the chalets perched high on mountain tops, with little cottages in the valleys of the Appenines and Pyrenees, with sequestered convents in provincial France, with the raiment of men and women whose names loom large in the history of the wo..
Lily Speed-O-Weave - Luncheon Set No. 86
by Lily Mills CompanyThis luncheon set, illustrated on back page, is made of one color which is the simplest type of work that can be done on the frame, yet the results are most pleasing. The set consists of a center piece, and four or six smaller pieces. The center piece is made with the frame adjusted to the shape shown in Fig. 2. The smaller pieces are made with the..