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ENCYCLOPEDIA
OF

NEEDLEWORK
BY

THRSE DE DILLMONT

ENGLISH EDITION

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

To be had: of TH. DE DILLMONT, DORNACH, Alsace, and at all booksellers, and embroidery shops.

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Price, English bound with gilt edges: English edition Sh. 3. French edition Fr. 5.75 German edition Mk. 3.

Preface.
The absolute want of any comprehensive book on needleworksuch an one as contains both verbal and pictorial descriptions of everything included under the name of needleworkhas 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 materiala difficult matter to manymy 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 D.M.C cottons, which enjoy the well-earned reputation of being, the very best of their kind, in the market of the world. Experience has convinced me that, in many instances, these cottons may with advantage take the place of wool, linen thread, and even silk. If this work meet with indulgent judges, and prove really useful, I shall find ample reward in that fact for the trouble and difficulties that have unavoidably attended its completion.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PREFACE. PLAIN SEWING Stitches Seams Gathering Sewing on cord and flaps Button-holes Sewing on buttons Binding slits Sewing on piping Fixing whale-bonesHerring-boning MENDING Linen darning Satin or twill darning Damask darning Fine-drawing Patching SINGLE AND CUT OPEN-WORK Hem-stitching Open-work patterns Cutting out threads at the corners Cut open-work Patterns for cut open-work NET AND DAMASK STITCHES Net embroidery Net patterns Net darning Damask stitches WHITE EMBROIDERY Stitches Different kinds of scallops Eyelet holes Six ways of making dots Venetian embroidery Patterns and alphabets FLAT STITCH AND GOLD EMBROIDERY 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 20 23 24 27 39 40 42 51 51 52 62 63 76 77 79 80 81 82 83 105 Page

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Encroaching satin stitch Oriental stitch Plaited stitch and mosaic stitch Persian stitch Straight and encroaching flat stitch patterns Chinese embroidery Raised embroidery Turkish embroidery Implements and materials for gold embroidery Stitches used in gold embroidery Patterns for gold embroidery TAPESTRY AND LINEN EMBROIDERY Marking out the embroidery ground Tapestry stitches Tapestry patterns Stitches for linen embroidery Patterns for linen embroidery KNITTING Position of the hands Casting on Stitches Stocking knitting Scalloped edge Heels Toes Mending knitting Piqu patterns Patent knitting Turkish stitch Knitting patterns CROCHET WORK Position of the hands Stitches Method for copying tapestry patterns in crochet Crochet with soutache or lacet Crochet square, hexagon and star Tunisian crochet Hairpin crochet

105 106 108 109 110 111 113 113 115 119 120 127 128 129 138 143 152 171 172 173 178 182 183 184 189 190 195 201 201 203 221 223 223 238 239 240 241 243

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Patterns for hairpin crochet Crochet lace patterns Crochet counterpanes Crochet stars Crochet collar Crochet chair-back TATTING Position of the hands Knots Patterns of scallops and medallions MACRAM Materials and implements Formation of the knots Macram shuttles Macram patterns NETTING Implements and materials Stitches Patterns produced in netting Mounting the netting on the frame Stars and wheels Grounds and lace Embroidery on netting Netted insertion IRISH LACE Materials Tacking down the braids Bars of different kinds Insertion stitches Lace stitches Needle-made picots Irish lace patterns LACES OF DIFFERENT KINDS Pillow lace and the implements for its manufacture Stitches or passings Patterns or grounds Armenian lace Laces in knotted stitch

245 249 284 300 304 316 325 326 328 331 343 344 345 360 361 395 395 397 400 410 414 423 434 438 439 439 440 442 445 450 467 468 473 474 481 481 503 505

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Reticella-lace Venetian-lace Brussels-lace MISCELLANEOUS FANCY WORK Knotted cord Balls for trimmings Tambour work Smyrna stitch Malta stitch Triangular Turkish stitch Turkish embroidery Appliqu-work Morocco embroidery Spanish embroidery Different kinds of linen stitches Pattern for linen stitches Pattern for Roumanian stitch Pattern for Piqu embroidery Embroideries with Soutache Chinese subject PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS Tracing and drawing the designs The preparation of the stuffs and the subdivision of the patterns To transpose and repeat patterns by means of looking glasses To prepare the paste for appliqu work To stiffen new needlework To wash ordinary lace To wash real lace To stiffen lace To iron lace To pin out lace To wash coloured cottons and work done with the same Materials

508 510 515 517 518 519 521 523 525 526 530 531 535 536 540 541 544 546 546 551 553 553 557 559 564 565 565 566 566 566 567 568 569

To alter the proportions of a pattern by dividing the ground into squares 560

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ALBUM DE BRODERIES
AU POINT DE CROIX.

(Album of cross-stitch embroidery)

BY TH. DE DILLMONT 32 Plates with 278 Designs, and a complete treatise on the embroidery itself. Quarto; artistic boards, price 1s. 6d.

FIG. 153. To be had by applying to the Author and Editor TH. DE DILLMONT, DORNACH, Alsace, and at all the leading booksellers and Embroidery shops.

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