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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 90

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d some substance is required to producean affinity between the cloth aud the colouring matter.The substances that arc employed to act as this bond ofunion are called Mordants, the principle being known tothe Egyptiaus and other nations of remote antiquity. Theuse of aniline dyes is one of recent… … Fio. 314. DUTCH PILLOW LACE. and of a heavy design, and though substantial and good,it is not equal to the laces of France and Belgium. Dyeing.—Anglo-Saxon Deagan and Deagian, to dye,tinge, or stain. The art of dyeing is one of great antiquity.Moses speaks of stuffs dyed blue, purple, and scarlet,…

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