Double issue (Vol. 59, Nos. 1 & 2, 1976) of the Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club, a New York club for needlework and lace. It contains Joan Edwards's survey of English embroidery literature from 1840 to 1940, arranged as historical surveys, reference books, books on design and colour, and ephemera. Ruth P. Hellmann writes on Thérèse de Dillmont and her Encyclopedia of Needlework, with notes and an appendix of chapters. The issue also has Mary Gostelow's Notes from Abroad, book reviews (including ikat, tapestry, bobbin lace, crewel and American needlework), author notes, club notes, an In Memoriam and a list of officers.