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 71
, and thesprigs only of real lace. Many specimens of Brussels Lacedisplay flowers made both with the needle and on thepillow mingled together; and these patterns are remark-ably good. The making of Brussels Lace, like that ofAlenfon, is not confined to a single worker, but manyhands are engaged in… … Fio. 93. BEUSSELS NEEDLE POINT LACE. can be obtained. The flowers are first made and theground worked from one to the other, as in illustra-tion. Fig. 3, page 3. The best lace is made at Bincheand Brussels, although other towns also manufacture it,and one reason of its great cost is the fine flax…
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