Florence Home Needle-Work

CD Republication™!

Originally Published by the Nonotuck Silk Co. in 1892!

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Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures CD Republication™   of the original "Florence Home Needle-Work" by the Nonotuck Silk Co. created during the Victorian era! This item was originally published in Florence, Mass, in 1892! (Original is NOT for sale)

All Dakota Prairie Treasures CD Republications™ are viewable on Windows, Mac and Linux pc operating systems!

This item is a great resource for those who are SCA members, historical reenactment enthusiasts, students of historical clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc!

This HISTORIC item contains guidelines, instructions, diagrams, designs and instructional fundamentals for creating a variety of classic and stylish knit, crochet, drawn work, Irish Lace, cross stitch and sewing projects from the Victorian era! There are many unique, antique pattern guidelines, instructions and diagrams for the ultra-feminine Victorian projects! Great for the folks you hare involved in the SCA and reinactment groups!

The antique and vintage fabric, thread, flosses, etc., can be found on eBay quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a near by fabric, craft or hobby store…

An excerpt:

"The discriptions are illustrated by engravings made by our own artists expressly for this edition, and are so clear that we think little difficulty will be experienced by our readers in the use of the beautiful stitches employed by the people of other countries in their home needle-work."

Contents:

Belt, Crocheted

Corticelli Button-hole Twist

Corticelli Embroidery Silk

Cotricelli Floss

Corticelli Glove-mending Silk

Corticelli Knitting and Crochet Silk

Corticelli Purse Silk

Corticelli Roll Braid

Corticelli Rope Silk

Corticelli Sewing Silk

Corticelli Wash Silk

Crocheted Border with Knotted Fringe

Crocheted Silk Ornaments

Crochet Stitches

Easel Scarf

Embroidery Scrap-book

Fancy-work Fads

Florence Darning Silk

Florence Filoselle

Florence Home Needle-work

Florence Knitting and Crochet Silk

Florence Silk Gloves

Florence Silk Mittens

Florence Silk Socks

Florence Silk Underwear

Crocheted Silk Garter

Introduction

Irish Lace

Marking Clothing

Merrick's Spool Cotton

Passementeries

Payson's Indelible Ink

Roman Picture Throw

Scarfs

Sewing

Wheels

Gentleman's Four-in-Hand Crocheted Scarf

Gentleman's Scarf, Crocheted

Six Steps in Tying a Scarf

Marking Clothing

Plain Sewing

Position of the Hands & Body

Needles

Scissors

Thimble

The Thread

Knotting the Thread

Position of the Hands

Position of the Hands without Cushion

Stitches

Running Stitches

Back Stitches

Stitching

Hemming Stitch

Flat Seam

Rounded Seam

Fastening Threads Off and On

Top or Over-sewing Stitch

Another Kind of Sewing Stitch

Antique or Old-German Seam

French Double Seam

Hemmed Double Seam

Stroking Gathers

Running in a Second Gathering Thread

Sewing on Gathers

Whipping

Ornamental Hem

Sewing on Cord

Sewing on Folds

Sewing on Tape Loops

Sewing on Tape Loops to the Corner

Sewing on Tape-Loops in the Middle

Strings and Loops on Fine Under-Linen

Button Holes in Linen

Button-holes in Dress Materials

Sewing on Buttons

Sewing on Linen Buttons

Sewing on Webbed Buttons

Binding Slits

Binding Slits with Hem

Binding Slits with Piece on Cross

Binding Slits with Broad Band

Strengthening Slits with Gusset

Sewing on Piping

Fixing Whalebones

Herring-boning

Irish Lace

(also called Renaissance Lace, French Lace or Imitation Pillow Lace)

(translated from German)

Materials

Transfering Designs for Irish Lace

Tacking Down and Gathering in the Braids

The Stitches

Plain Twisted Bar

Double Twisted Bar

Plain Button-hole Bar

Button-hole Bar with Pinned Picots

Bar with Lace Picot

Bar with Picot Made in Bullion Stitch

Bar with Button-hole Picot

Bar with Two Rows of Knots

Branched Bars

Plain Russian Stitch

Twisted Russian Stitch

Column Stitch

Insertion of Single Button-hole Stitches

Insertion with Bead Stitches

Cluster Insertion

Insertion with Branches

Insertion with Leaves in Darning Stitch

Insertion with Small Wheels

Insertion with Big Wheels

Insertion with Cones

Insertion with Embroidered Squares

Insertion with Half Bars

Plain Net Stitch, First Lace Stitch

Double Net Stitch, Second Lace Stitch

Third Lace Stitch

Fourth Lace Stitch

Fifth Lace Stitch

Sixth Lace Stitch

Seventh Lace Stitch

Eighth Lace Stitch

Ninth and Tenth Lace Stitch

Eleventh Lace Stitch

Twelfth Lace Stitch

Thirteenth Lace Stitch

Fourteenth Lace Stitch

Fifteenth Lace Stitch

Sixteenth Lace Stitch

Seventeenth Lace Stitch

Eighteenth Lace Stitch

Nineteenth Lace Stitch

Twentieth Lace Stitch

Twenty-first Lace Stitch

Twenty-second Lace Stitch

Twenty-third Lace Stitch

Twenty-fourth Lace Stitch

Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Lace Stitch

Twenty-seventh Lace Stitch

Twenty-eighth Lace Stitch

Twenty-ninth Lace Stitch

Thirtieth Lace Stitch

Thirty-first Lace Stitch

Thirty-second Lace Stitch

Thirty-third Lace Stitch

Thirty-fouth Lace Stitch

Thirty-fifth Lace Stitch

Wheel Composed of Button-hole Bars, Making and Taking Up the Loops

Wheel Composed of Button-hole Bars, Button-hole Begun

Wheel Composed of Button-hole Bars, Passing from One Bar to the Other

Wheel Composed of Button-Hole Bars, Bars and Ring Finished

Filling in a Round Space with Net Stitch

Filling in Round Spaces, First Circle of Wheels Begun

Filling in Round Spaces, The Two Circles of Wheels Finished

An Embroidery Scrap-book

(A few selections in Italian stitch and in Cross-stitch embroidery)

Cross Stitch #1

Cross and Italian Stitches #1

Cross and Italian Stitches #2

Cross Stitch #2

Cross Stitch #3

Cross and Italian Stitches #3

Cross and Italian Stitches #4

Cross and Italian Stitches #5

Cross Stitch #4

Cross and Italian Stitches #6

Cross Stitch #5

Now it's time to have some creative fun making your own authentically inspired-by-the-Victorian-needlework-masters item! You will certainly be catching the eye of family, friends, co-workers, and maybe even that someone special!?!

What dainty item will you make first with this information?

You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned into a CD-ROM Republication™ using the Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format. You may download a FREE version of the Adobe software program at www.adobe.com .

This is NOT a copy of another CD-ROM. You will receive an ORIGINAL CD of this historic and resourceful book. The text is viewed easily from your computer or you may choose to print each page as you read this amazing book on embroidery. Every page has been meticulously scanned, cleaned and burned to preserve this ANTIQUE book's information and patterns to CD-ROM! The format of this resource has so many more advantages than the original book.

What are the benefits of our antique book CD Republications™?

* Every image and every page has been scanned to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper!

* These scans are completely sizable. You can enlarge and print according to your visual needs!

* Each page is saved in PDF format at a high dsi and is readily accessible using Adobe Acrobat (or other pdf reading software programs). This program is very user friendly and allows you to print any one specific page or the entire book!

* Each time you want to use an image, a page or pages you can print it out. Every one will be as crisp and clear as the last!

* If you spill your coffee, tea or soda on a page you just print yourself another!

* You can put all of your notes or musings on your printouts and save them in a folder for future referencing!

*Each CD-ROM comes in a protective case!

Curious about the quality of these scans? Please contact me and I will forward an image for your own personal inspection! Scale it, edit it, print it to fit your needs and you are surely going to be quite pleased with the results! You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come...

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