Dictionary of the Stitches Used in Art Needlework

CD REPUBLICATION

Originally Published in 1885!

If you are the first to bid on this auction, using the buy-it-now option, YOU WIN!! There is no chance of being outbid! DON'T WAIT!!

Up for bid is a CD REPUBLICATION OF the original "Dictionary of the Stitches Used in Art Needlework" published by Strawbridge & Clothier of Philidelphia in 1885! These folks provided some of the best instruction books for the needlearts ever published! The experienced needlecraft and fancywork artesians of the late 1800's (Victorian era) clamoured for this type of item and with good reason! (Original is NOT for sale)

This HISTORIC book contains  67 pages of steel plate etchings, instructions, designs and fundamentals for creating the extremely handsome soft furnishings of the Victorian era! There are 78 DIFFERENT EMBROIDERY STITCHES in this item! There are 19 FULL-PAGE SIZED ANTIQUE EMBROIDERY PATTERNS for crazy quilts, redwork, blackwork, whitework, doilies and centerpieces included! You will also find historical facts on this ancient craft as well as various RARE and UNIQUE guidelines to assist you along the way to recreating the needleworked items of a classic and gentile society!

Here is an OLD, resourceful and exceptional embroidery instructional and design book CD Republication. These instructions are characteristic of the fancy work done by our oh-so-feminine lady ancestors during the Victorian era! This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another wonderful craft book revealing our heritage from early America and Europe!

INDEX TO DICTIONARY OF STITCHES:

Arrow

An Passe

Back, or Hem

Barred Witch, or Fancy Herringbone

Basket, or Raised Couching

Battlemented

Blanket

Brick

Broad Couching

Bullion Knot

Burden

Buttonhole

Chain

Coral

Cord, or Twist

Couching

Crewel, or Rope and Stem

Cross, or Point de Marque

Cushion

Damask

Diagonal

Diamond

Dot

Double Cross

Eyelet Hole

Fancy

Fanch Hem

Fancy Herringbone, or Barred Witch

Feather

French Knot

Gobelin

Hem, or Back

Herrinbone

Holbein

Honeycomb

Indots

Japanese

Knot

Ladder

Lattice

Long

Outline

Overcast

Persian Cross

Picot

Point a la Minute

Point Croise

Point d'Armes

Point d'Attache

Point de Blais

Point de Diable

Point de Jours

Point de Marque, or Cross

Point de Plume

Point de Reprise

Point de Riz

Point de Rose

Point Lance

Point Mexico

Point Natte

Point Russe

Queen

Railway

Rope

Rope and Stem, or Crewel

Satin

Spanish

Split

Tassel

Tent

Tete de Boeuf

Twist, or Cord

Vandyke

Warp

Wavy

Wheatear

Wheel

Witch

This item also includes full-sized steel-plate ecthings of the patterns that were used for the much-beloved Victorian Crazy Quilt embroidery!

Dwarf with Basket of Fish

Dwarf with Toadstool

Dwarf with Deer

Scottish Thistle

Swallowtail or Barn Swallow

Dragonfly

Baby Bird

I have also included 12 Victorian era doily patterns to this item's contents for good measure! You certainly will be getting more than your money's worth (compared to other pattern reproduction seller's products!) when you purchase this item.

The doily patterns included are:

2 Stylized Coronation Patterns

Wild Rose

Wild Rose - Stylized #1

Wild Rose - Stylized #2

Strawberry

Holly

Maiden Hair Fern

Poppy

Shadow

Daisies

Daisies & Ribbons

Here is pretty much everything you need to make the dainty silk Victorian household embroideries but the antique or vintage threads, fabric, hoops or frames, etc. Those can be readily found on eBay! You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, you can obtain the contemporary materials at your nearest fabric or craft store...

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As you can see from the contents and the listing collage there are scores and scores of ANTIQUE Victorian Embroidery stitches, patterns, instructions and photo plates for making these delightful classic needlework, or fancywork, items and motifs!

This information has been scanned onto CD-ROM using the Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format. You may download the latest FREE version of this software quickly at www.adobe.com . This is NOT a copy of another CD-ROM. You will receive an ORIGINAL CD of this 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 antique beadwork. 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 an antique book CD Republication?

* Every image and every page has been scanned at a high dpi 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! They are reformated in full-page sizing for better viewing of details, etc.!

* Each page is saved in PDF format at 300 dsi and is readily accessible using the downloadable Adobe Acrobat Reader software program. This program is very user friendly and allows you to print any one specific page, pages 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!

* 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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