The single most comprehensive handbook of needlework of its age, covering plain and fancy sewing, embroidery, lace, knitting, crochet, and mending in exhaustive illustrated detail. First issued by the Alsatian expert Thérèse de Dillmont for the DMC thread house, it was translated into many languages and remained the standard reference for generations of needleworkers.
Sources for Thérèse de Dillmont — Encyclopedia of Needlework
Thérèse de Dillmont — Encyclopedia of Needlework in Handicraft
Held in the Handicraft chamber of the Babel Nexus Index.
- Edward Johnston — Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering (1906)
- Butterick Publishing Co. — The Art of Knitting (1892)
- Jane Gaugain — The Lady’s Assistant for Knitting, Netting, and Crochet Work (1842)
- Butterick Publishing Co. — The New Dressmaker (1921)
- Weldon & Co. — Weldon’s Practical Needlework (c. 1890)
- Miss Lambert — My Crochet Sampler (1844)
- Miss Lambert — My Knitting Book (Second Series) (1847)
- Belle Robinson — The Priscilla Crochet Book: Centerpieces and Doilies (1915)
- Annie E. Myers — Home Dressmaking (1892)
- Federico Vinciolo — Les Singuliers et Nouveaux Pourtraicts (1587)
- Cesare Vecellio — Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne (1591)