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 49
y, and therefore namedafter the Regent. The lace (see Fig. 700) is made uponthe Pillow in narrow width, and is of a more com-plicated pattern than the ordinary Bedfordshire Laces,being made with Cloth Stitch and a Gimp for the thickparts of the designs, with Cucumber Plaitings and otheropen… … Pig. 700. EEGENCY POINT. or linen Reel is 54 inches in circuit, a worsted Reel 30inches. Reeling Tarn of any description, means tomake it into skeins by winding it round the applianceused in manufactories for that purpose, or thence on to spools. In Ireland, all Reels are called Spools, andin the…
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