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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 91

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n imitation of theTape Laces of Italy and Greece. To work: Trace thepattern, outline it entirely with a plain thick linenbraid, and connect the various parts together withButtonhole Bars, ornamented with Picots. Fill inall the spaces left between the outline braids with asingle Point de Bruxelles.… … Fia. 493. IMITATION GREEK LACE. Bars ornamented with Picots. As a finish, go overthe cord forming the Cordonnet. Leave this un-covered where plain in the design, but stitch it downto the braid, and work it over with fine cotton andwith close Buttonholes in some parts and in otherswith thick cotton…

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