Antique Victorian Embroidery Doily Patterns CD '00! NR

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Brainerd & Armstrong

Lessons in Embroidery

CD REPUBLICATION

Originally Published in 1900!

If you are the first to bid on this auction, using the buy-it-now option, YOU WIN!! There is no chance of being outbid! DON'T WAIT!!

Up for bid is a CD-ROM REPUBLICATION of the original "Illustrated Lessons in Embroidery Stitches" published by the Brainerd & Armstrong Company, circa 1900! These folks provided some of the best instruction books for the needlearts ever published! The experienced needlecraft and fancywork artesians of the late 1800's (Victorian era) clamoured for this type of item and with good reason! (Original is NOT for sale)

This HISTORIC book contains pages upon pages of steel plate etchings, instructions, designs and fundamentals for creating the extremely handsome soft furnishings of the Victorian era! There are 21 FULL-PAGE SIZED ANTIQUE embroidery doily, center piece and table runner pattens included! You will also find historical facts on this ancient craft as well as various RARE and UNIQUE guidelines to assist you along the way to recreating the needleworked items of a classy and gentile society!

Here is an OLD, resourceful and exceptional embroidery instructional and design book on CD-ROM. These instructions are characteristic of the fancy work done by our oh-so-feminine lady ancestors during the Victorian era! This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another wonderful craft book revealing our heritage from early America and Europe!

Contents:

Embroidery Stitches Described and Illustrated

Table of Stitches 

Classification of Embroidery Stitches

Long and Short Stitches

Simple Long and ShortStitch or Tipping Stitch

Solid Kingsington, or Feather Stitch

Overlap Stitch (On Line & Solid Overlap)

Tapestry Stitch

Buttonhole Stitches

Solid Buttonhole Stitch

Long and Short Buttonhole Stitch

Double Buttonhole Stitch

Ladder Stitch

Blanket Stitch

Mexican Stitch

Eyelet-Hole Stitch

Brussel's Point, Lace Stitch, or Honeycomb

Fish Net Stitch

Brier, Cat, Or Seamstress' Feather Stitch

Coral Stitch

Double Coral Stitch

Satin Stitches

Satin Stitch

Raised Satin Stitch, or French Laid Work

Wound Stitches

French Knot

French Knot with Stem

Bullion Stitch

Cord Stitch

Couching Stitches

Flat

Outline

Brick

Diaper

Diamond

Diagonal

Portugese

Raised

Twisted

Basket

Frill Basket

Vandyke

Darning Stitches

Simple Darning

Brick Darning

Pattern Darning

Seed Stitch

Queen Anne Stitch

Outline Stitches

Kensington Outline Stitch

Bulgarian Stitch

Stem Stitch

Split Stitch

Twisted Outline Stitch

Gordian Knot Stitch

Snail Trail Stitch

Wound Stitches

Simple French Knot

French Knot, combined with Stem Bullion Stitch

Buttonhole Stitches

Simple Buttonhole Stitch

Long and Short Buttonhole Stitch

Blanket Stitch

Honeycomb Stitch

Fish Net Stitch

Double Buttonhole or Roman Stitch

Cat, Brier, Coral or Seamstress Feather Stitch

Darning Stitches

Simple Darning Stitch

Pattern Darning Stitch

Brick Darning Stitch

Seed Stitch

Queen Ann Darning Stitch

Outline Stitches

Kensington Stitch

Stem Stitch

Overcast Stitch

Raised Overcast Stitch

Beading Stitch

Bulgarian Stitch

Twisted Outline Stitch

Split Stitch

Holbein Stitch

Chain Stitches

Common Chain Stitch

Reverse Chain Stitch

Double Reverse Chain Stitch

Double Chain Stitch

Cable Stitch

Bird's Eye Stitch

Picot Stitch

Leaf Stitch

Tambour STitch

Rope Stitch

Fancy Stitches

Herringbone Stitch

Fancy Herringbone Stitch

Double Cross Stitch

Persian Stitch

Pdersian Cross Stitch

Ismit Stitch

Lattice Stitch

Janina Stitch

Roman Stitch

Point Natte

Wheat-ear

Ship Ladder

Reverse Cat Stitch

Border Stitch

Spider-web Stitch

Filling Stitches

Tent Stitch

Cross Stitch

Long and Short Cross Stitches

Star Stitch

Arrow-Head Stitch

Horn  Stitch

Cushion Stitch

Gobelin Stitch

It also includes the following:

Hemstitching

(A form of drawn work)

Beware of Cheap Silks

How to Embroider Flower Stems

Table of "THE BEST" Stitches for Various Flowers

Outline Stitch (single line)

For Buttercups, Chrysanthemums (the nodding kind), Daisy, Forget-me-knot, Jasmine, Maiden-Hair Fern, Morning Glory, Nasturtium, Strawberry Vine, Sweet Pea, Wild Rose

Outline Stitch (double line)

For California Poppy, 'Columbine, Carnation Pink, Clematis, Clover, Hop Vine, Corn Flower, Cowslip, Geranium, Golden Rod, Holly, Honeysuckle, Passion Flower, Poppy, Tulip

Broken Double Outlin edges partially filled in with Sketchy Stitches

For Oak (and other knotted tree branches), Apple Blossom, California Pepper, Azalea, Dogwood, Holly, Rose, Syringa, Thistle

Twisted Outline Stitch

For Arbutus, Bachelor Buttons, Daffodil, Fleur-de-Lis, Jonquil, Lilac, Mignonette, Narcissus, Violet

Tapastry Stitch

For Nearly all smooth, round stems when the rest of the embroidery is full or solid, such as -- Orchids, Tulips, Roses, Lilies

Laid Stem Stitch

Used in conventional outline work

Couching Stitch

Used principally in connection with couched embroidery

Bulgarian Stitch

Used conventionally

Split Stitch

Used for very fine stems

Stem Stitch

Used in scroll-like stems

Long and Short Stitch

Used in sheathed stems

Satin Stitch

Used conventionally in French Laid Work

Detalied Plate XXXVIII. Stems

Additional Instructions for Embroiderying Various Flower Species Stems

Deciding Silk Thread Color Choice and Proper Color Sequencing Steps

Deciding Stem Width

Working Stems which are Rugged or Thorny

Another Very Adaptable Method for Working Stems

As To Embroidered Stems, which are Supposed to Suggest the Natural Ones

The Laid Stem Stitch is the Most Important of Stem Methods of Purely Conventional Work

Other Conventional Stemming May be Done in the Various Couchings

The Stem of the Fluer-de-Lis, or Iris, which is Sheathed

A General Statment May be Made in Regard to Stems

The Hairy Stem of the Poppy

Directions of Stitches in Turn-over Leaf or Petal

Stamped Petal

Drawn Petal

Plus Various Wonderful Advertisments from the Victorian and Edwardian Eras

Pretty much everything you need to make the dainty silk Victorian household embroideries but the antique or vintage threads, fabric, hoops or frames, etc. Those can be readily found on eBay! You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, you can obtain the contemporary materials at your nearest fabric or craft store...

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You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned into a CD-ROM REPUBLICATION using the Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format. You may download a FREE version of the Adobe software program at www.adobe.com .

This is NOT a copy of another CD-ROM. You will receive an ORIGINAL CD of this historic and resourceful book. The text is viewed easily from your computer or you may choose to print each page as you read this amazing book on millinery construction. Every page has been meticulously scanned, cleaned and burned to preserve this ANTIQUE book's information and patterns to CD-ROM! The format of this resource has so many more advantages than the original book.

What are the benefits of an antique book CD republication?

* Every image and every page has been scanned to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper!

* These scans are completely sizable. You can enlarge and print according to your visual needs!

* Each page is saved in PDF format at a high dsi and is readily accessible using Adobe Acrobat (or other pdf reading software programs). This program is very user friendly and allows you to print any one specific page or the entire book!

* Each time you want to use an image, a page or pages you can print it out. Every one will be as crisp and clear as the last!

* If you spill your coffee, tea or soda on a page you just print yourself another!

* You can put all of your notes or musings on your printouts and save them in a folder for future referencing!

*Each CD-ROM comes in a protective case!

Curious about the quality of these scans? Please contact me and I will forward an image for your own personal inspection! Scale it, edit it, print it to fit your needs and you are surely going to be quite pleased with the results! You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come...

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