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 29
along thefloor. The balayeuse is allowed to project beyond the edgeof the dress, so as to form a decorative as well as a usefultrimming. \ Baleine.—The French word for whalebone, employed inthe stiffening of stays and dresses. It is sold in strips ofliyds. in length, and is also to be had cut into… … Fig. 23. BACK STITCH EMBROIDERY. Balerino.—This is otherwise called a Balayeuse, orsweeper (which see). It is a frilling of material, muslin,or lace, either in white or black, sewn under the edge ofa dress skirt to preserve it from wearing out, and frombeing soiled from sweeping the floor. Ball…
Needlework
Internet Archive · Clark Art Institute Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
