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 221
— This ia a French descriptivephrase applied to figured Tulle or Net. Fleurs Volants.—The general term given to the Pin-work that ornaments the raised Cordonnet in Rose,Spanish, and other Needle-point laces, and which is one ofthe peculiar beauties of the work. The Fleurs Volants aredistinguished… … Fig. 405. Lace illustrating Flehrs Volants. the centre of design is trimmed with Couronnes orna-mented with Spines. To work: Fill the needle with finelace thread, fasten it on at the left side of round, and makea small loop into the Cordonnet, run the needle backunderneath to the place from which…
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