The Anchor Manual of Needlework

The Anchor Manual of Needlework 
A wealth of forgotten needlework techniques- from smocking and invisible darning to lacemaking and beading, fine hand sewing, exquisite embroidery, delicate hemstitching, and intricate laces.  Compiled from instructional pamphlets dating back to the nineteenth century, explores hundreds of forms of traditional needlework, enhanced by more than a thousand illustrations. Hard back. 492 pages.