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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 62

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, and wornon the shoulders by those who carry pails of either wateror milk. Yokohama Crape.—This is a very fine, close make ofCrape, otherwise known as Canton Crape, employedespecially for mantle-making, but also for the trimming ofdresses. It is made in two widths, measuring respectively25 inches… … Fia. 823. TAE LACE IMITATION. England, is called 1 pound yarn in Scotland. One hankof cotton yam is 840 yards, and a spindle of 18 hanks is15,120 yards. Yaws.—A vulgar term denoting the thin places incloth. Yokes.—These are headings, or shaped bands, into whichplaitings or gatherings of garments…

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