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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 73

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Fig. 292. Dice Holes. or a straight Braid. The manner of working it isfully explained in Braids, as it is easier to learn tomake it as a Braid than a Filling. See Braids. … Fig. 293. DIEPPE POINT—Dentelle a la Vierge. Dieppe Point.—The two centres of the Normandy lacetrade are Dieppe and Havre, and the manufacture in bothtowns is very ancient, dating back to before the introduc-tion into France of Alencon. Normandy laces are amongthose enumerated in the Revolt des…

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