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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 43

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durable than that imported ready for use,excepting those dyed black, which are cleaner in working1.The English-grown embroidery lambswool, though harsher,is in some respects superior, the scarlet dye quite equalling,if not surpassing, the German; as also several shades ofall the other colours and… … Fia. 36. BELL PATTERN DAMASCENE LACE. Bengal Stripes.—A kind of cotton cloth or gingham,woven with coloured stripes. It was so called after thecottons formerly imported from Bengal, the name referringonly to the pattern, but is also to be had in a mixture oflinen and cotton. It resembles the French…

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