1846 DECORATIVE NEEDLEWORK Ladies complete guide to needlework and embroidery containing clear and practical instructions whereby any one can easily learn how to do all kinds of plain and fancy needlework" by Miss Lambert. When published, this book was a complete guide to every kind of needlework popular in the period, including crochet, knitting, netting, tapestry, braiding, and embroidery. Additionally, this book offered one of the first histories of needlework ever published, creating a model for the many needlework instruction manuals that followed. A particularly pretty book with numerous illustrations and comprehensive introduction by Textile Historian Lynne Zacek Bassett, Consulting Curator for Textiles and Costume, Connecticut Historical Society, former Curator of Textile and Fine Arts, Old Sturbridge Village, and author of Textiles for Clothing of the Early Republic and Northern Comfort: New England's Early Quilts.

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1846 Decorative Needlework
ISBN 0-9717605-8-6 504 pp Casebound
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1881 REAL PEN WORK - self-instructor in penmanship.

Knowles & Maxim Greatest means even known for learning to write
an elegant hand. This is one of the few known copies of this book. Beautifully illustrated, with a charming testimonial from a student,
this little book appeals to both calligraphers, needle workers and folk artists.

Includes a CD of all images in PDF, JPEG, and TIF formats for printing  notecards, t-shirts, placemats, bookcovers and more.

1881 Real Pen Work
Perfectbound 64pp.
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