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The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described (1882)

Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : A.W. Cowan · leaf 42

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running from 8-4 to 12-4, inclusive; the Bath Worsted,likewise called Alpaca Laces, fine in quality, sold by thegross, the lengths generally running 8-4, 10-4, and 12-4;Corset or Stay Cord is made both in cotton and in linen,and is sold by the gross yards. The Paris Silk Stay Lacesconsist of a flat… … Fig. 574. LACET WORK. Cotton Laces consist of a bleached cotton cord, and areneatly tagged; the lengths are 8-4, 10-4, and 12-4, and thenumbers 0,1, and 2. The Swiss Laces are made of bleachedcotton, and are of a finer quality than the Bath Cotton;they are sold by the gross, and their ordinary…

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