The ladies' hand book of fancy and ornamental work ... (1859)
Hartley, Florence · Philadelphia : G. G. Evans · leaf 143
me use fine cotton braid, but it is not handsome, thoughvery strong. After tracing the design, the ground-work must be done first.There is a net called Guipure net, which is sometimes used for this kind ofwork. Real Ghiipure Lace is a very expensive article, and the imitations are verynumerous.… … COLLAR IN IRISH GUIPURE. pattern itself is thus represented solid on an open ground. It has a prettiereffect than is produced by almost any kind of muslin work, and is not less simplethan elegant. GUIPURE WORK. 139
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