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]
White Embroidery.
We have retained the familiar term, white embroidery, for this kind of needlework, for convenience sake, in spite of its inaccuracy, now that coloured materials are quite as much used for it as white.
It is executed, either on a backing of oil-cloth, or in an embroidery frame, called «tambour-frame». Only skilful workers can dispense [read more]
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Encyclopedia of Needlework – INTRODUCTION.
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]