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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 15

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. Thesepieces of parchment prick with little holes along the out-lines of the design, and follow the outline with a doubledthread, called Fil de Teace, caught down to the parch-ment at regular intervals, as shown in Fig. 3. The groundmake either with the Bride—thus: Throw a thread acrossa space… … Fig. 3. ALENCON LACE, showing Roseau Ground and Fil de Trace. The lace hangings of the bed at the baptism of the Dukeof York, 1763, cost £3783, and a single toilette 6801 livres.When we consider the time that Alencon took to make, andthe number of hands it passed through, these prices arenot…

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