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 38
FRETWORK EMBROIDERY … ORIENTAL EMBROIDERY THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. 503 the piece of 9.j yards, are 34 inclies in width, and varymuch in price. They are produced by the larvte of theAnthertea mylitta of Linnaeus, while the cultivated silkfibres come from the Bomhyx mori. These silks in their un-bleached state are of…
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