Identifier: dictionaryofnee04caul (find matches)
Title: The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911 Saward, Blanche C
Subjects: Needlework
Publisher: London : A.W. Cowan
Contributing Library: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library

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lar. They are as follows: AntwerpEdge, Alencon Bar, Angleterre Bar, BarcelonaStitch, Brabant Edge, Bruxelles Edge, Cadiz,Cordova, Diamond, English and Escalier Lace,Pan Lace, Fleurette Stitch, Henrique Lace, the thumb, without turning the braid over, and draw inthe inner edge with an Overcast thread. Connect thebraid in different parts where no stitches are workedwith a Bar. To make a Bar: Pass a thread aci-oss thespace three times, and Buttonhole to the middle, thenwork a Picot, and finish with a Buttonhole as before.Fill in the centre of the braid with Point de BruxellesStitch. To work Fig. 613 : Trace the outline as befoi-e, tack thebraid on, and Overcast the edges, make the Bars thatconnect the lace together, and fill in the thick parts withPoint de Bruxelles Stitch, Point de Venise,Sorrento Lace, Point dEspagne, Point de Bra-bancon, English Wheels, and varieties of the same.Then work all round the braid forming the pattern, andat its outer edge, as a finish, with Point de Venise.
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Fig. 612. MODERN POINT LACE. Mechlin Lace and Wheels, Open English Lace,Point d Alencon, Point dAngleterre, PointdAnvers, Point de Fillet, Point de Flandre,Point de Reprise, Point de Valenciennes, Pointde Venise, Point dEspagne, Point de Greque,Point de Turque, Rayleigh Bars, Sorrento Lace,Bars, and Wheels. To work Modern Point as shown in Fig. 612: Drawthe outline of the lace, and Tack the braid over it to thetracing cloth rather loosely, and without any stretch-ing. Form the angles and curves, turn over the braid toprevent any lumpiness, and sew down each edge firmly,without taking the thread through to the tracing cloth.Then Overcast the braid round all its edges, and draw inthe thread slightly at the inner edge where the corners orcurves are formed. To make circles, form them first with Modes.—A term used in Lacemaking to denote theopen work Fillings between the thick parts of the design.It is also the French term to signify fashions in dress. Mohair.—Fabrics are so called whi

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