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 99
e betterand more elaborate. The Guipure is illustrated in Fig.499. This is really a description of Embroidery, and isworked as follows: Take the very finest mulled muslin orfine lawn, trace the design upon it, and lay it upon ToileCire. Run a thread round all the outlines, and Overcastthis thread… … Fig. 499. C AEEIC KMACEOSS GUIPUEE LACE. must be worked with a uniform regularity. When thedetaclxed pieces are made, unpick them from their patternsby cutting the tacking threads at the back of the pattern,and pulling out every thread singly. Lay all the detachedpieces, face downwards, upon the…
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