Identifier: fancyworkforplea00hero (find matches)
Title: Fancy work for pleasure and profit
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Heron, Adelaide E
Subjects: Needlework
Publisher: Chicago, Thompson & Thomas
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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d not cost more than 5 cents per ball, asthat is the price usually charged by the large establishments carrying aline of lace-making materials. Tracing cloth is made 18 inches wide and may be purchased by the yard,the usual price being 25 cents. Designs: special designs for point and honiton lace may be had fromthe stamping pattern houses. They are made on good strong tracing cloth,which is all ready for tacking to the oil cloth foundation previously men-tioned. The designs are the most expensive part of the outfit. A hand-kerchief pattern costing 50 cents, a design for infants cap 35 cents, a collar35 cents, a fischu 75 cents, a deep border $1.00, and so on. Therefore itwill be seen that where good lace designs can be copied from books ormagazines a considerable saving will be effected. Laying the Braid. Outlining the design with the lace braid is the most particular part ofthe work as upon the neatness with which it is done depends the entire 312 DAINTY WORK FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT.
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