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 37
a braid lace, a speciesof Torchon, made at Guese. Itwas made in the sixteenth cen-tury, and was so called as itwas cheap and easily executed.It is now obsolete. Beginners Stem. — Whilelearning Honiton and other pil-low laces, this stem is formed byplaiting together the threadsthat have been used to… … Fig. 35. Beginners Stem. is a flourishing trade. The chief employment is pillowlace making, with the exception of the modern needleBrussels point gaze, and at present the grounds aremade of machine net, and the patterns on the pillow. SeeAntwerp, Brussels, Mechlin, and ValenciennesLaces. Belgian…
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