Embroidery and lace: their manufacture and history from the remotest antiquity to the present day. A handbook for amateurs, collectors and general readers (1888)
Lefébure, Ernest, b. 1835, Cole, Alan S. (Alan Summerly), 1846-1934 · London, H. Grevel · leaf 18
distinguishingfeature of the crochet as compared with other needlesis the absence of a threading eye. The appliances for doing embroidery are obviouslyof little bulk, and can be so conveniently carried thata work-woman can put them into her pocket, handyfor use on a journey or in her spare moments.… … B o 6 I. EMBROIDERY. or if the embroidery to be done upon it is of such anature that both hands must be engaged in workingthe needle, different sorts of frames, in which the stuffcan be tautly stretched, become necessary. For bigpieces, an adjustable frame with movable battens, rest-ing upon…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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