The ladies' complete guide to crochet, fancy knitting, and needlework
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1854]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
Chapters (190)
- THE LADIES’ COMPLETE GUIDE TO Crochet, Fancy Knitting, and Needlework.
- CONTENTS.
- NEEDLE WORK AND ITS HISTORY.
- KNITTING.
- CROCHET WORK.
- INTRODUCTION.
- HONITON LACE COLLAR. [Fig. 1.]
- PASSION FLOWER IN CHENILLE [Fig. 2.]
- CARD BASKET IN CROCHET [Fig. 3.]
- BORDER FOR AN EMBROIDERED QUILT. [Fig. 4.]
- KNITTED EMBROIDERY.
- CROCHET EDGING. [Fig. 5.]
- PUNCH’S ANTI-MACASSAR. [Fig. 6.]
- DEEP LACE IN CROCHET. [Fig. 7.]
- FOR ANTI-MACASSARS, ETC.
- TATTED INSERTION. [Fig. 8.]
- SUITABLE FOR CUFFS, BANDS, ETC.
- ANTI-MACASSAR. [Fig. 9.]
- LAURESTINA LEAF PATTERN.
- NET FOR THE HAIR. [Fig. 10.]
- BERLIN WORK AND CANVAS EMBROIDERY.
- THE STITCHES USED IN BERLIN WORK.
- TO FRAME CANVAS.
- NEEDLES.
- CROCHET COLLAR. [SEE FIG. 1, FRONTISPIECE.]
- KNITTED LACE UNDERSLEEVE. [Fig. 2.]
- INSERTIONS IN EMBROIDERY. [Figs. 7 & 8.]
- TABLE MAT. [Fig. 3.]
- GENTLEMEN’S KNITTED BRACES. [Fig. 4.]
- SMALL GIMPS IN CROCHET [Fig. 5.]
- JUDY’S ANTI-MACASSAR. [Fig. 6.]
- CROCHET D’OYLEY. [Fig. 9.]
- POINT LACE STITCHES.
- CROCHET COLLAR [Fig. 1.]
- MAT WITH BORDER OF MOSS, CHERRIES, AND LEAVES. [Fig. 2.]
- INITIALS IN EMBROIDERY [Fig. 3.]
- AUTOUR BOUTONS. [Fig. 4.]
- A VERY PRETTY CARRIAGE BAG. [Fig. 5.]
- D’OYLEY IN SQUARE CROCHET. [Fig. 6.]
- DEEP POINT LACE, FOR A HANDKERCHIEF OR VEIL. [Fig. 8.]
- CROCHET EDGING.
- CROCHET EDGING.
- CROCHET INSERTION.
- ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS IN EMBROIDERY.
- TO MARK PATTERNS.
- STITCHES.
- HONITON CROCHET COLLAR. [Fig. 1.]
- KNITTED BASKET. [Fig. 2.]
- INITIAL LETTERS IN EMBROIDERY. [Fig. 3.]
- SHAMROCK-LEAF D’OYLEY. [Fig. 4.]
- PINAFORE. [Fig. 5.]
- NECK TIE. [Fig. 6.]
- EMBROIDERY. [Fig. 7.]
- SUITABLE FOR THE HALF OF A HANDKERCHIEF CORNER, OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
- SQUARE D’OYLEY IN CROCHET. [Fig. 8.]
- DEEP LACE IN CROCHET. [Fig. 9.]
- COLLAR IN TATTING OR FRIVOLITE [Fig. 10.]
- ANOTHER COLLAR IN FRIVOLITE. [Fig. 11.]
- CROCHET INSERTION.
- WORKED THE SHORT WAY.
- KNITTING INSTRUCTIONS.
- INFANT’S CAP CROWN. [Fig. 1.]
- INITIALS.
- [Fig. 2.]
- [Fig. 3.]
- KNITTED BAG. [Fig 4.]
- LACET BAG. [Fig. 5.]
- D’OYLEY IN SQUARE CROCHET. [Fig. 6.]
- CROCHET EDGING. [WORKED THE LONG WAY.]
- [Fig. 7.]
- [WORKED THE SHORT WAY.]
- LADY’S CHEMISETTE.
- ANTI-MACASSAR. [Fig. 8.]
- CROCHET MAT.
- ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS IN TATTING OR FRIVOLITE.
- EMBROIDERY ON CAMBRIC.
- [Fig. 1.] SUITABLE FOR THE CORNER OF A HANDKERCHIEF.
- [Fig. 2.] TO CONTAIN INITIALS.
- KNITTED LACE COLLAR. [Fig. 3.]
- SPANISH CROCHET EDGING [Fig. 4.]
- COLLAR IN FRIVOLITE. [Fig. 5.]
- COLLAR IN FRIVOLITE. [Fig. 6.]
- FISH CLOTH. [Fig. 7.]
- CROCHET INSERTION.
- WORKED THE SHORT WAY.
- NETTED SCARF.
- NIGHT CAP IN CROCHET.
- CROCHET EDGING. [WORKED THE SHORT WAY.]
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