Blanc, Charles, 1813-1882 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 218
made. What delicate inventions simply to embellish a pretty woman ! What grace is displayed in this fabric only made to please us ! But we have but just reached the com- mencement of the combinations required. On the réseau , FOUNDATION OF FIVE HOLES, ALSO CALLED MARIAGE. the pattern, technically… … FOND CHANT. laces itself in the finer threads of the réseau. The pattern will be more or less in relief, according to the coarseness of the thread used in the outlines, whether it is a thick flat cordonnet like the Malines lace, or whether no other edging is employed than a light border of the…
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