Nearly lost in the early twentieth century when machines took over the manufacture of most lace, the craft is now being rediscovered by enthusiasts who recognize it not only as one of the most durable, serviceable, and beautiful forms of lace but also as a type that provides a unique opportunity to be. The people who knew how to do things and could have taught them to a future generation are mostly gone, so alternative ways of preserving knowledge are getting more and. Ive added a link to the crafts bookshelf in the sidebar, where you can find more needlework books. She owned a string of shops in european capitals and she was one of the most important pioneers in the international and multicultural enterprise. Its not a fancy book in fact, its just the opposite. Encyclopedia of needlework this needlework of mine.
The encyclopedia of needlework is published in english, french, german and italian. Encyclopedia of needlework wikisource, the free online. Dillmont s encyclopedia of needlework has been translated into. Unfollow encyclopedia of needlework dillmont to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
I ran across this book while in a used book store recently. Find encyclopedia of needlework by dedillmont, therese at biblio. Dillmont apologised for including instructions on hand sewing as machine sewing was much faster. Dillmonts encyclopedia of needlework 1886 has been translated into 17 languages. In recent years irish crochet lace has enjoyed a tremendous revival among needleworkers. The classic resource on a wide variety of needle arts. This book is still available, a tiny volume crammed with illustrations and how to on many techniques that seem lost and forgotten today. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle.
Gutenberg has done a marvelous job making her most famous work, the encyclopedia of needlework, available and easy to use, whether on their site or as a download. The appearance of the book would suggest a late 19th or early 20th century printing. This is a wonderful resource if you have any inclination to sew, mend, embroider, knit, crochet, macrame, tat, net or work with lace. Tucked in the corner of the sewing room is the bookshelf, with all the knitting and sewing books that i have accumulated over the years. See more ideas about embroidery, embroidery stitches and embroidery patterns. The book appears to be in quite reasonable condition but pages and page edges are yellowing. It is in english and copies exist in french, italian, spanish and german. There are others in colour or more recent, there are others with more in depth subject matter on a specific style of needlework, but for the all encompassing, best classic practices book, this baby just keeps on chugging. Most lace stitches are variations of the buttonhole stitch. The table of contents lists the sixteen chapters which include sewing, mending, single and cut.
Useful embroidery books for beginners racaires workshop. Plenty of stitch instructions with drawn diagrams and some fabulous old illustrations. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg. English edition, 578, 2pp, 890 figures in text dec. The definition may expand to include related textile crafts such as a crochet hook or tatting shuttles. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Since her name was such an asset to the dmc company, even after her death dmc continued to use her name on many of their published books.
May 23, 2015 tucked in the corner of the sewing room is the bookshelf, with all the knitting and sewing books that i have accumulated over the years. It is the size of a pocket bible, measuring 5 and a half inches by 4 and a half. Just about every kind of needlework is covered embroidery, sewing, darning, smocking, cutwork, drawn thread, knitting, crochet, tapestry, lacemaking, and many more. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at.
Encyclopedia of needlework archives vintage crafts and more. This is a rather old book but a really great one when it comes to old needlework techniques a great, very helpful and comprehensive resource when you need too look up an old technique. The project gutenberg ebook of encyclopedia of needlework, by. Oct 28, 1972 this is a musthave book for any stitcher. First published in great britain in 1961 and reprinted into the 1970s, the book is a practical st. Mobi files can be read on kindles, epub files can be read on other ebook readers, and zip files can be downloaded and read on your computer.
Vintage sewing book encyclopedia of needlework crochet. The accompanying atc features an original packet of needles manufactured by the brabant needle company. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. First published in 1886 by dmc in france, the book quickly became very popular. An encyclopedia of ribbon embroidery flowers 121 designs by deanna hall west. The craft of embroidery by alison liley is not a new book. Dillmonts encyclopedia of needlework 1886 has been translated into 17.
The people who knew how to do things and could have taught them to a future generation are mostly gone, so alternative ways of preserving knowledge are getting more and more important. The project gutenberg ebook of encyclopedia of needlework. Encyclopedia of needlework new edition revised and enlarged. Needlework is a broad term for the handicrafts of decorative sewing and textile arts. Ive seen some victorian and earlier patterns, and they are a nightmare. I have a copy of the encyclopedia of needlework by therese. It does not give you conspicuous, ephemeral extremes.
Its a pretty unassuming book, by todays standards of needlework and craft books. Early on, she started working for dolfusmeig et cie in france which is our current dmc the only floss and pearl cotton i use. The chapters are sewing, mending, single and cut open work, net and damask stitches, white embroidery, flat and gold stitch embroidery, tapestry and line embroidery, knitting, crochet, tatting, netting, irish lace, laces of different kinds. Encyclopedia of needlework in our age of industrial production a lot of things that were common knowledge as recent as a century ago are being forgotten. True to its title, this really is an encyclopedia, describing all the different kinds of needlework a woman at the end of the 19th century might need or want to do. Encyclopedia of needlework is her most famous work and has been translated into. Book has moderate discoloration browning and very light shelf wear oherwise very good. Furthermore, the index does not always point to the right page. Sewing church linens by elizabeth morgan is by far the most thorough treatment of the subject that i have seen. Publisher dmc library age circa 1920s condition the book is in a good although previously used condition, although there is some wear and discolouration to the paper, with a little wear to the exterior. Originally published in 1884, this remarkable volume is a musthave for needlecrafters interested in rediscovering nearly forgotten techniques. The encyclopedia has also proved to be of use to historians and translators in the field of art and crafts. A full encyclopaedia of needle work including illustrations. Encyclopedia of needlework illustrated on apple books.
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