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This collection of premiere needlework newsletters from turn-of-the-century England includes exact reproductions of hundreds of Victorian patterns to stitch, knit, and crochet. It offers instructions for working monograms into stockings and gloves and features knitting patterns primarily for babies, toddlers, and dolls. Crochet patterns include clothing items such as caps, capes, and booties. Several crochet lace borders for embellishing linens are also included. Bulgarian and Hungarian embroidery techniques show how to produce stylized floral motifs common to each ethnic needlework tradition. Techniques and instructions for making church decorations such as Mountmellick embroidery and crinkled paper are also included.