A single-page 1888 magazine article on current trends in Victorian fancy work. It describes embroidered curtain strips, cushion covers, chair-backs, table covers, Smyrna work, Russian work and macrame trimmings, and the 'tossing up' of brocades, ribbons and laces into bags, sachets and small ornaments. It also briefly mentions varnish painting on panels. It contains no weaving content.

A three-page 1888 magazine article from The New England Fireside on guipure d'art, a form of lace made by darning and embroidering patterns on a netted square foundation (fillet). It lists materials, explains how to net and lace the foundation on a wire frame, and describes the principal stitches: Point d'Esprit, Point de Toile, Point de Feston, Point de Reprise, Point de Bruxelles, and wheels. Stitch diagrams and finished designs are included: a border for cushions or pillow shams, insertions, corner pieces, and two square patterns.