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 42
as Lacet Braid, which is either of silk or cotton, and wovenof various widths and descriptions. The narrow LacetBraids have generally a looped edge to them, and are usedto form edgings and narrow trimmings, being made intopatterns either with the help of Crochet or Tatting. Thebroader Lacet braids… … 57-t. LACET WORK. Cotton Laces consist of a bleached cotton cord, and areneatly tagged; the lengths are 8-4,10-4, and 12-4, and thenumbers 0,1, and 2. The Swiss Laces are made of bleachedcotton, and are of a finer quality than the Bath Cotton;they are sold by the gioss, and their ordinary…
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