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 14
. Thesepieces of parchment prick with little holes along the out-lines of the design, and follow the outline with a doubledthread, called Fil de Trace, caught down to the parch-ment at regular intervals, as shown in Fig. 3. The groundmake either with the Bride—thus: Throw a thread acrossa space… … The lace hangings of the bed at the baptism of the Dukeof York, 17(33, cost £3783, and a single toilette 0801 livres.When we consider the time that Alencon took to make, andthe number of hands it passed through, these prices arenot surprising; and we must also take into account thatthe fine Lille…
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