Cover of Frances Lambert's 'Church Needlework', 1844.
Church Needlework: with practical remarks on its arrangement and preparation was published in 1844 by Miss Frances Lambert, who in 1842 had published her Hand-Book of Needlework. In her book, she provides the reader with practical information as to where the decorations should be applied to the garments and other ecclesiastical textiles.
Source: EDWARDS, Joan (1976). 'A survey of English literature of embroidery, 1840-1940', The Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club, Vol. 76, pp. 3-20. Dowload here.
The book can be downloaded here (retrieved 20 November 2016).
Digital source of illustration (retrieved 20 November 2016).
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