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 41
lle. Theground was a Reseau, and the pattern a wavy descriptiondiffering but little from Lille Lace. The manufactoryflourished during the whole of the seventeenth and eigh-teenth centuries, and the character of the lace up to theearlier part of the present century did not materially alter.The… … FlQ. 34. BEDFOED EEGENCY POINT. nineteenth century, but was succeeded by lace of plaitedinstead of Eeseau grounds, with raised patterns moreresembling the old Maltese Laces than the Lille, and thislast lace has destroyed the hands of the workers for themore delicate kinds. The demand for white lace…
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