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An Embroidery Pattern Book was published in 1917. It was written by Mary E. Waring. It includes a foreword by W.R. Lethaby, Professor of Design at the Royal Colllege of Art, South Kensington. To download the book, in various formats, click here.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art houses an English, frog-shaped needlecase from the early seventeenth century, made of silk with metal thread embroidery. It measures 4.45 x 5.1 cm. See also the entry on a needlecase with scissors, seventeenth century, now housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art houses an English pomander purse from the early seventeenth century. It measures 10 x 7 x 3 cm. It is made of silk and decorated with silk and metal thread embroidery. See also the more extensive entry on the pomander purse in the British Royal collection.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art houses a pair of man's ceremonial gauntlets from England, dating to the early seventeenth century. They are made of leather, with silk and metal thread embroidery. They are 36 cm long.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a Daoist gown from China, dating to the seventeenth century. It is made of silk satin, and decorated with silk and gold threads. The gown is square in shape, without sleeves, and with a hole for the head.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a screen panel from Korea that dates to the nineteenth century. It is made of silk, with silk thread embroidery. The screen measures 59.2 x 32.2 cm. It forms part of a set of four. The decoration is formed by columns of flower arrangements, interspersed with Chinese characters, expressing long life and happiness.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a cotton betel bag from Sri Lanka, which dates to the late nineteenth century. It is embroidered with floral and geometric motifs.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a headdress from the north of Pakistan (Chitral). It is made of a densely woven wool and felted cloth (locally called patti). It dates to the twentieth century. It is 83 cm high and 85 cm wide at the base.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a woman's shirt from Lahore, in what is now Pakistan. It is dated to the mid-nineteenth century. The shirt, locally called a kurta, is made of cotton with silk and metal thread embroidery, and sequins. It is 71 cm long and 156 cm across the sleeves.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses an embroidered picture representing a girld holding a cat. It dates to c. 1840 and was made in Britain. It is an example of Berlin wool work, with wool and silk on canvas, using chain stitch. The embroidery measures 76 x 69 cm.