A treatise on lace-making, embroidery, and needle-work with Irish flax threads (1892)
Bradford, Mary E, Barbour Brothers Company · [New York] : Barbour Brothers Co. · leaf 114
e-scarfs may be made, as well as a large variety ofdecorations. CUT-WORK. 113 CUT-WORK. [Contributed by Mrs. C. H. LAWRENCE, Morris, N.Y.] This variety of embroidery, which is used a great deal in decora-tion, is done on fine linen with Barbours flax embroidery thread,size oo. For finer work,… … Cut-Work. In cut-work, or Roman embroidery, the design is first stamped ortraced, then outlined in close buttonhole-stitch. The bars areworked by crossing the thread from one edge to the other, twistingthe thread around the bar thus formed, in returning, then working tothe next bar in close…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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