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 43
uperior tothose worked during the Dotted period; but ValenciennesLace of the present day cannot compete in its gracefularrangements of pattern, evenness of work, and variety ofground, with the old Vraie Valenciennes. In each townwhere it is worked the ground is made diffei-ently; inAlost the ground… … Pm. 79D. VALENCIENNES-OLD. while the number of Bobbins used (300 being required fora piece 2 inches in width, and 12,000 being often in usetogether), and the labour required in forming the lace,made it most expensive, a yard of a flounce, or a pair ofbroad ruffles, frequently taking a year to…
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