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 50
read of anykind, employed for binding the edgesof materials and articles of wear,or other use and for purposes ofdecoration. Braiding.—(From the Saxon bre-clon, to braid or plait together.)Braiding has for many centuriesbeen a form of ornamental needle-work, gold plaits having been found To prevent… … in British barrows, and ornaments of braidwork are seenupon the pictured dresses of the ancient Danes. In thesixteenth century, in Italy, lace was formed of braidsmade upon pillows, and the Asiatics, Greeks, Turks, andIndians have always used it largely for decorations.Modern Braiding in England is…
Needlework
Internet Archive · Clark Art Institute Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
