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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 76

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re bothsoft and fine. Mohair cloth is of very ancient origin,and was much worn in the Middle Ages. The yarn is soldin retail shops, and is chiefly spun and manufactured atBradford and Norwich. The French purchase it inEngland for the purpose of lacemaking, and a species ofUtrecht velvet is made of… … 350 THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. the National Association of Wool Manufacturers, is themost valuable wool-bearing animal, not even excepting theCashmere goat, which produces only two or three ouncesof the 2>ushm used for making Indian shawls. Mohair, thefleece of the Angora, is worth, on an…

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