de Dillmont, Therese — Encyclopedia of Needlework

Mulhouse, Th. de Dillmont, Editor, 1950. later. Hardcover. Olive cloth with black lettering and decoration. Green placeholder ribbon (loose). Decorative end papers. 809 pp. with color and bw illus. followed by several pages of information about the DMC Library's other books and thread colors. (Dollfus Mfg. Co.). Text in English. Amazingly thorough and fully-illustrated book on anything to do with needlework: basic sewing, mending, every kind of stitch imaginable, applique work, tapestries, netting, knitting, macrame, laces, working with gold thread and much more. With diagrams, color plates, bw illus. and very detailed throughout. VG+ text but with front end papers split at spine. Slight fading to spine. Former owner's blind stamp on title page.