[1] She owned a string of shops in European capitals and she was "one of the most important pioneers in the international and multicultural enterprise of hobby needlework in the late nineteenth century".

[2] In 1884 Dillmont left the embroidery school that she had started with her sister Franziska and moved to France where she wrote her encyclopedia.

Creators of these vast works were assisted by the copyright law which allowed authors to freely borrow material from periodicals.

[3] In 1884 she had started working with the Alsatian-French textile firm (DMC) at Mulhouse after signing an agreement on 26 October 1884 with Jean Dollfus.

[2] Dollfus was introducing new processes like mercerized cotton,[5] and with Dillmont's help, DMC became known for its publications that stood out from previous books because they included clear instructions and illustrations for their designs.