The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopædia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework ... (1882)
Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : L. Upcott Gill · leaf 15
added. In the oldestspecimens of this lace these modes were all buttonholed,in the more modem they were remarkable for their light-ness and beauty, the Alencon workwomen excelling allother lace makers in these fancy stitches. The cordonnet,or outer edge, of the lace was always thick, and had… … Fig. i. ALOE THREAD EMBROIDERY. donnet to shrink when cleaned. The footing and picotswere added after the piece of pattern was joined to thewhole design. When the pattern was so far completed itwas unpicked from the parchment, and joined by theeleverest workwomen. The lines of the joins were madeto…
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