An article on the history and terminology of beads and bugles used in embroidery and beadwork. It describes how glass beads and bugles are manufactured, traces the words through English literature, dictionaries, and London customs records (1696-1776), and discusses the confusion between the terms, with reference to trade beads, Venetian bead makers, and Stuart beadwork. Four plates show museum pieces: a stumpwork beadwork basket, a punto in aria cover, a beadwork casket, and a beaded pin cushion.

Joan Edwards surveys English-language books on embroidery published between 1840 and 1940, sorted into four groups: historical surveys, reference books, books on design and colour, and ephemera. She discusses authors, publishers, editions, pirated American reprints, and how the books reflect changing attitudes toward design versus technique, from Berlin work to the Arts and Crafts movement and modern embroidery. Titles discussed include works by Elizabeth Stone, Miss Lambert, Lady Alford, Caulfeild, Mrs. Christie, May Morris, Lewis F. Day, Mary Hogarth, Mary Thomas and Mrs. Beeton.