The ladies' complete guide to crochet, fancy knitting, and needlework. (1854)
Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia), 1810-1886 · New York : Dick & Fitzgerald, 18 Ann Street. · leaf 61
epeat from X. 16th—Dc all round. 17th.—Sc, X 5 ch., miss 2, sc. in 3rd X. Re-peat all round, and fasten off. £ 2- Vi ■fit* Point Laceis now so fash-ionable that ve-ry few are unac-quainted withits appearance;but perhapssome of my rea-ders will be sur-prised when toldthat the wholeof the… … had imitationsfrom the loom,are all alike pro-duced by thecommon cswiigneedle. The work ofwhich we treathere may be re-garded not asan imitation ofthe valuable andi beautiful workof ancient times,but rather as anactual revivalof an art whichhas unfortunate-ly been suffer-ed to sink in-to oblivion.…
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