A French-language DMC Library album of embroidery and needlepoint motifs by Th. de Dillmont, first series, with an introduction and notes on canvases and fabrics. Its numbered color plates show grounds, borders, corners and scattered-motif patterns (semis) worked in cross stitch, half cross stitch, Hungarian stitch, satin-type passé embroidery and similar stitches. Each plate has a caption naming the stitch, fabric, DMC thread and color numbers, with variants and suggested uses. Gridded tracing patterns (calques) for enlarging and transferring designs follow, with instructions for their use. The back matter has a specimen page from the Encyclopédie des Ouvrages de Dames, advertisements for other DMC library albums, and DMC thread and silk product lists.

Type

Book

Language

French

Pages

113

Archive notes

Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish