Weldon's Encyclopedia of Needlework - Lace - Book VI - An Illustrated Supplement Showing the Most Important Needle-Made and Pillow Laces

Weldons ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEEDLEWORK provides a A Practical Guide to Needlecraft In all its Varieties. Contains nearly 2,000 Illustrations and Complete Index. Book VI. This encyclopedia of Needlework deals with its subject in all its phases, taking the worker step by step - by means of actual photographs, clear decriptions, explanatory diagrams, simplified charts and other methods of illustration- from the choice of materials for particular pieces of work, right through to the last stitches used in making up the finished article. Needlework offers a great scope of originality and each worker will find something interesting. Book VI is about the designing and making of lace. Its detailed illustrations show the most important needle-made and pillow laces. Many of the earliest books on weaving, textiles and needlework, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.