A small 1882 pattern book from J. L. Patten & Co. of New York, offering numbered plates of needlework designs: crewel work, cross-stitch and counted-thread charts, lace and net patterns, and drawn-thread borders. An opening plate shows diagrams of basic embroidery and canvas-work stitches such as herring-bone, chain, button-hole, satin, and tent stitch. The rear pages carry publisher advertisements for stamping outfits, perforated parchment stamping patterns, a Manual of Needlework, and directions for dry and moist stamping.