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 55
d in drapery anddressmaking to denote an entire piece of textile of anydescription, measuring from one selvedge to the other.Thus a skirt or an under garment said to contain so manybreadths, means lengths of material running the widthway that it was manufactured in the loom. Bretelles.—A French… … Fig. 77. Beeton Lace. stitch or run, while the thicker parts are filled in with stemstitch and point feston. To edge this lace, lay a cord alongit and overcast it, ornamenting the cords with picots or THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. 45 finishing it with the edging sold for modern point lace.Thi3…
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