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 85
ed to lie together in aheap. The increasing and decreasing the width of thelace is managed by adding or cutting ofE Bobbins inpairs at the pinholes, or by spreading out the threadsover a wider surface, or drawing them closer together;the latter plan can only be pursued at small increasesor… … Fia. 480. HONITON LACE —POP.PY AND BEYONY DESIGN. (Piest Paei.) They are as follows: When holding the Pillow on the knee,let it rest against something that will resist it, andarrange so that the worker does not stoop. Always treatthe Bobbins as pairs, with the exception of the Gimps, whichhang on…
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