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The Ladies’ Work-Table Book

1844

The Ladies’ Work-Table Book

The Library
The Ladies’ Work-Table Book (1844)20 chapters

A complete guide to plain and fancy needlework from 1844: sewing, embroidery, knitting, netting, crochet and tatting.

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  1. Introduction
  2. Chapter I. Materials and Implements
  3. Chapter II. Plain Needlework, Stitches
  4. Chapter III. Body Linen
  5. Chapter IV. House Linen
  6. Chapter V. Miscellaneous Instructions
  7. Chapter VI. Fancy Needlework, Stitches
  8. Chapter VII. Fancy Needlework, Patterns
  9. Chapter VIII. Embroidery
  10. Chapter IX. Preparation of Frames
  11. Chapter X. Useful Purposes
  12. Chapter XI. Special Instructions
  13. Chapter XII. Knitting, Stitches
  14. Chapter XIII. Knitting, Examples
  15. Chapter XIV. Netting, Stitches
  16. Chapter XV. Netting, Examples
  17. Chapter XVI. Crochet, Stitches
  18. Chapter XVII. Crochet, Examples
  19. Chapter XVIII. Tatting
  20. Chapter XIX. Concluding Remarks