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 248
, Point Croise, Ovales,Point de Gerbe, and Wheels formed with Point dEsprit. Maltese Point. — A variety of Cone or Pyramid,and deriving its name from its stitches being arrangedso that four of them form a Maltese Cross. To work:Twist the thread for a short distance round the lowerline of a square… … Fig. 447. Guipure dArt—Maltese Point. Venise for half the length of the square (see Fig. 447);then carry the thread so as to take in the netted outerlines of square, and work in Point de Venise down to thebottom of the square, passing the thread over and underthe four lines each time. Ovals.—These…
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