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The Needlework and Sewing Historic book collection is a great resource for people interested in the art and technique of needlework - which includes decorative embroidery and sewing skills as it was practiced from the late-1800s to the early 20th century. The 24 books in this collection are a fascinating look at the beautiful creations made by our ancestors along with a wide array of patterns and instructions to let you make a variety of wonderful designs for yourself. This heavily illustrated collection will be an excellent addition to your reference collection and provides numerous examples of of high quality work that you can use for study or as guides for your own projects.

All the titles contained on this CD are listed below.

1. Corticelli Home Needlework (1898) - L, Barton Wilson - 117 pages
2. Art needlework (1891) - 106 pages
3. Decorative needlework (1893) - Morris, May - 140 pages
4. A manual of plain needlework and cutting-out (1886) - Jones, Emily G - 130 pages
5. Art embroidery: a treatise on the revived practice of decorative needlework (1878) - Lockwood, Mary S. (Mary Smith); Glaister, Elizabeth; Crane, Thomas - 134 pages
6. The handbook of needlework (1851) - 357 pages
7. Encyclopedia of needlework (1890) - Dillmont, Therese de - 592 pages Alford, Marianne Margaret -
8. Needlework as art (1886) - Alford, Marianne Margaret - 624 pages
9. The Priscilla needlework book (1908) - 80 pages
10. Weldons needlework old & new (1900) - 40 pages
11. Designs for needlework - 46 pages
12. Guide to needlework.. (1876) - Symonds, J. Henry - 138 pages
13. Needlework without "specimens": the modern book of school needlework (1900) - Claydon, Ellen P; Claydon, C. A - 248 pages
14. Designing for art-needlework; (1915) - Von Horvath, Guido - 162 pages
15. The dictionary of needlework, an encyclopedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework, Church embroidery, lace, and ornamental needlework (1882) - Caulfeild, Sophia Frances Ann - 547 pages
16. Art-needlework for decorative embroidery; (1879) - Savage, Eliza Mary Ann; Hale, Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody) - 126 pages
17. Church needlework; a manual of practical instruction (1907) - Hands, Hinda M - 122 pages
18. Clark's O. N. T. book of needlework; (1916) - 112 pages
19. Chats on old lace and needlework (1908) - Lowes, Emily Leigh - 398 pages
20. The ladies' guide to needle-work.. (1877) - Sheilds, Sarah A. F. - 190 pages
21. Studies in plain needlework and amateur dressmaking .. (1887) - Ross, Harry A., Mrs. - 52 pages
22. Progressive lessons in the art and practice of needlework for use in schools (1893) - Johnson, Catherine F - 152 pages
23. School needlework. A course of study in sewing designed for use in schools (1893) - Hapgood, Olive C. - 184 pages
24. Manual of needlework. Teaching how to do Kensington, applique, cretonne, roman, cross-stitch, outline and other embroideries .. (1883) - Patten, Joseph L., Mrs - 128 pages

Here are some images from a few of the books:

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