The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework. Dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described. Illustrated with upwards of 800 wood engravings, and coloured plates. Plain sewing, textiles, dressmaking, appliances, and terms (1885)
Caulfeild, Sophia Frances Ann, 1824-1911 · London : L. Upcott Gill · leaf 13
tian andSpanish Point; the patterns were the same, and the stitchconfined to the Buttonhole; the grounds were the Brideand the Bride Ornee, the flowers in relief, and trimmedwith Picots and Fleurs Volantes. In 1678 a slight changeappeared in the lace, the ground was dispensed with, andthe patterns… … Fig, 2. ALENfON POINT-E IGUTfiENTU CENTUEY. Alen^on Point.—This beautiful French lace is one ofthe glories of that nation. It is, with the exception ofArgentan, which is allied to it, the only Needle Point laceexecuted in France. It was known in England as Point aTAiguille for many generations,…
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