Balls for trimmings figs. 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 841—Amongst the crochet patterns are two that are finished off with balls; to make these, begin by cutting a number of rounds of cardboard, two for every ball, with holes in the middle, fig. 836.
If you have a great many balls to make it is well [read more]

Appliqué work on satin set with fine cord.

Miscellaneous fancy work.
As the plan on which this book was constructed rendered a systematic classification of the different subjects it treats of necessary, a certain amount of miscellaneous fancy work, which does not come under any of the previous headings remains to be dealt with in the present [read more]

The book “Encyclopedia of Needlework” by Therese de Dillmont will be a walk down memory lane for some and provoke amusement in others because it was written in the time of our grandmothers, where the skills needed in those days were very different to today. In some chapters the author talks about how to darn [read more]