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 66
hread,dividing them in two parts, using the etching flax for this purpose.The purls in the centre square are made by winding the flax aroundthe needle, and drawing through as in Raleigh bars. The spidersof wheels filling these squares are of the No. 150 thread. Thesatin-stitch embroidery is of the… … Corner, in Swedish Drawn-work. washes beautifully, too, and has all the lustre of silk. Scarfs, centre-pieces, etc., are made in this work, always with the utmost satisfac-tion and pleasure. SQUARE, IN DRAWN-WORK. [Contributed by Mrs. S. S. Peniston, Andalusia, Pa.J Materials: Barbours Irish flax…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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