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 283
e betterand more elaborate. The Guipure is illustrated in Fig.499. This is really a description of Embroidery, and isworked as follows: Take the very finest mulled muslin orfine lawn, trace the design upon it, and lay it upon ToileCire. Run a thread round all the outlines, and Overcastthis thread… … Fig. 499. C A ERIC K M AC EO SS GUIPURE LACE. must be worked with a uniform regularity. When thedetached pieces are made, unpick them from their patternsby cutting the tacking threads at the back of the pattern,and pulling out every thread singly. Lay all the detachedpieces, face downwards, upon…
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