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 69
n olden timesthis was worked by the hand, either for the Pillow orNeedle Lace. The Needle Lace Grounds were of two kinds■—the Bride and the Reseau. The Bride is formed of theconnecting threads already described in Bars ; the Reseauis a series of honeycomb-shaped hexagonals formed withthe needle, or… … Fig. 92, Brussels Gkocnd Eeseau. Grounds often cost £240 per lb., and this rendered thelace very expensive. It required to be spun in a darkunderground cellar, as air and light caused it to split,and the worker was obliged to feel, not see, the threadsin the course of making. This fine flax is not…
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