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 67
.After the Conquest, the cloaks so designated were intro-duced by the Normans, who wore them—at all seasons ofthe year—embroidered, lined with costly furs, fringed, andjewelled. The Mantle presented to Henry I. by RobertBloet, Bishop of Lincoln, was valued at a sum equal toabout £1,500 of our… … Fig. 602. MALTESE LACE. formed of Plaiting and Cloth Stitch. The best aredecorated with a little raised work, but the usual make isshown in Pig. 602, which consists of a simple Pearled Bargrovmd, with a pattern formed of Cloth Stitch, and Plait-ings. The edge of the lace is distinguished by its…
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