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 152
be begun in acorner of the design, otherwise the pattern will work outin straight lines, and not in honeycombs. To work:Fasten No. 9 lace thread to the side of the lace, in acomer, and make a loose stitch nearly a quarter of an inchoff. Examine Fig. 267 carefully, and two threads will beseen in it,… … Fig. 267. Dame Joan Ground. belonging to the loop just made; this makes the doublethread on one side of the stitch. Fasten the thread firmly,and work back for this row. Continue the loops and thePoint de Brussels stitch, until the space is filled in suc-ceeding rows. For the return row: Make a…
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