Sewing materials:Development of textiles. Cottons, linens, wools, silks, laces. (1923)
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences (Scranton, Pa.) · Scranton Pa., Womans's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences · leaf 125
than Batten- berg lace and not so rich in appearance. The fine weaves of Renaissance lace are used for dresses, and the coarser weaves for draperies. 72. Reticella lace, Fig. 37, was the earliest of needle-point laces, being originally a development of drawn and cut work. Brides and picots were… … may be procured at a reasonable price. Reticella lace is used for collars and sometimes in millinery work; the finer weaves are employed as dress trimming. 73. Shadow lace, Fig. 38, is a thin filmy lace of fine weave, having an entirely flat surface and rather indistinct designs. It may be of any…
Textile fabrics
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