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      Paperback Compl Ency of Needlework Book
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      ISBN: 1561387029

      ISBN13: 9781561387021

      The Complete Encyclopedia of Needlework

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      Book Overview

      Originally published in 1884, this remarkable volume is a must-have for needlecrafters interested in rediscovering nearly forgotten techniques. This long-unavailable resource begins with a review of basic sewing skills, the foundation of any needlework project, and continues with easy-to-follow, diagrammed directions. Fashion your own delicate heirlooms out of linen embroidery, tatting, needlemade laces, and other time-honored skills. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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      Art Crafts Crafts & Hobbies Crafts & Hobbies Encyclopedias Needlecrafts & Textile Crafts Needlework

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      Rated 5 stars
      Worth having in your library...

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      This is an awesome book & a great reference companion to Beeton's Needlework, altho the reproductions for the Kindle edition are slightly less than perfect...

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      Rated 5 stars
      Timeless crafts: the anniversary edition

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      Those of us who love needlework, whether as practitioners or admirers, will find this encyclopaedia very useful. Its 20 chapters include Plain Sewing, Mending, Knitting and Crochet as well as Gold Embroidery, Tatting, Filet Lace and Pillow Lace. Each skill or craft is clearly explained and supported by diagrams. These are timeless crafts, and the techniques explained in Therese de Dillmont's book (first published in 1884)...

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      Rated 5 stars
      glad I bought it

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      Glad I bought this book , it has a lot of info on a huge variety of needlework & it's even got patterns !

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      Rated 5 stars
      Great Book

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      There are so many techniques here I don't know which one to try first.

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      Rated 5 stars
      Classic encyclopedia a must for SCA'ers and historians

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      While you may not set down to do Arabic-style embroidery or do fine handsewing, if you belong to historical recreation societies such as SCA or others, this book is an absolute must. The best chapter, in my opinion, is the one on handsewing, teaching the reader how to stitch as if they were a sewing machine. You need a cushioned lead weight to pin the piece out on--this holds it taut while you do a backstitch seam. Picking...

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