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 159
muslin; but this is entirely a matter of taste. Whensoiled, have the work cleaned, not washed. Darned Net.—A very effective and fashionable imita-tion of lace, and used for all kinds of dress trimmings, andfor table and cushion borders. It can be worked with finelace thread, with coloured purse… … 2. Darned Net. stitches can be formed if Guipure dArt and ModernPoint Lace Stitches are taken as guides. Whenused as trimmings to ball dresses, black net is usuallyselected for the foundation, and the embroidery workedin bright-coloured floss or filoselle. The designs for Darn-ing upon net are…
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