In the mid-1890's, a series of articles on international embroidery patterns and techniques appeared in The Girl's Own Paper and Cassell's Family Magazine. Often, the same article or a very similar piece appeared in each magazine. One of the keys to the success of this series was the ability to include actual photos of the type of work being described. Later installments were added by Fred Miller, whose beautiful patterns can be found in many of the articles in the Victorian Crafts section.

Austrian

Austrian Embroidery, by Blanche C. Saward (Girl's Own Paper, 1894)

Austrian Needlework, by Fred Miller (Girl's Own Paper, 1901)

Bulgarian

The Needlework of Turkish and Bulgarian Girls, by Dora de Blaquière (Girl's Own Paper, 1884)

Bulgarian Embroidery, by Josepha Crane (Girl's Own Paper, 1893)

Bulgarian Embroidery (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1896)

Egyptian

Egyptian Embroidery Designs, by Helen Mar Adams (Ladies Home Journal, 1896)

French

The Art Needlework of Brittany, by Helen Marion Burnside (Girl's Own Paper, 1888)

Marie Antoinette Embroidery, by Helen Mar Adams (Ladies Home Journal, 1896)

An Old French Embroidery (Girl's Own Paper, 1897)

Hungarian

Hungarian Embroidery (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1892)

Hungarian Embroidery, by Josepha Crane (Girl's Own Paper, 1893)

Point de Hongroie, by Leirion Clifford (Girl's Own Paper, 1897)

A beautiful needlepoint embroidery technique that is still popular today.

Italian

Florentine Embroidery Designs, by Helen Mar Adams (Ladies Home Journal, 1896)

Japanese

Motives from Old Japanese Embroideries for English Needleworkers, by Gleeson White (Girl's Own Paper, 1890)

Mount Mellick

Mount Mellick Embroidery, by Josepha Crane (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1892)

New Mount Mellick Work, by Josepha Crane (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1893)

Roumanian

Roumanian Embroidery, by Josepha Crane (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1894)

Roumanian Work, by Josepha Crane (Girl's Own Paper, 1894)

Interesting techniques combining colored and gold threads.

Scandinavian

Danish Embroidery, by Julie Nörregard (Girl's Own Paper, 1891)

Swedish Embroidery (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1892)

[Norwegian] Embroideries New and Easy (Girl's Own Paper, 1898)

Some charming Norwegian patterns for working on linen (they look like cross-stitch but involve very different stitches).

Finnish Embroidery (Girl's Own Paper, 1901)

Swedish Embroidery, by Fred Miller (Girl's Own Paper, 1901)

Soutache

Soutache Embroidery (Girl's Own Paper, 1893)

Soutache Embroidery, by Josepha Crane (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1894)

Other

Jewel, Coral, Bullion and Arabian Embroideries, by Blanche C. Saward (Girl's Own Paper, 1892)

Cyprus and Oriental Embroideries, by Blanche C. Saward (Girl's Own Paper, 1894)

Keltic Embroidery, by Fred Miller (Girl's Own Paper, 1898)

Russian Cross-Stitch Embroidery (Lady's Realm, 1901)

Some beautiful, unusual embroidery patterns.