Embroidery and lace: their manufacture and history from the remotest antiquity to the present day. A handbook for amateurs, collectors and general readers (1888)
Lefébure, Ernest, b. 1835, Cole, Alan S. (Alan Summerly), 1846-1934 · London, H. Grevel · leaf 18
edle has other forms, of which note must betaken in a discussion upon embroidery. At timesthe needles point has been converted into a hook, withits opposite and lower extremity sufficiently sharpenedto easily pierce a stuff. Thus changed in form, theneedle is called a crochet needle, with which a… … B o 6 I. EMBROIDERY. or if the embroidery to be done upon it is of such anature that both hands must be engaged in workingthe needle, different sorts of frames, in which the stuffcan be tautly stretched, become necessary. For bigpieces, an adjustable frame with movable battens, rest-ing upon…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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