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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 14

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Venetian andSpanish Point; the patterns were the same, and the stitchconfined to the Buttonhole; the grounds were the Brideand the Bride Ornee, the flowers in relief, and trimmedwith Picots and Fleurs Volantes. In 1G78 a slight changeappeared in the lace, the ground was dispensed with, andthe… … Fio. 2. ALENfON POINT—EIGHTEENTH CENTUBY. Alencon Point.—This beautiful French lace is one ofthe glories of that nation. It is, with the exception ofArgentan, which is allied to it, the only Needle Point laceexecuted in France. It was known in England as Point a,TAiguille for many generations,…

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