Identifier: dictionaryofnee01caul (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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ouldmeet, leaving a broad space of the double thickness betweeneach such conjunction of the Plaits (or Pleats). The nameis taken from the box-iron employed for pressing them. THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. 39 Brabancon Lace.—A name given to Brussels Lace,so called because Brussels is the chief town of SouthBrabant. Brabant Edge.—Used in ancient Needle Point andModem Point. A combination ofBrussels and Venetian edge workedalternately. Braid (Anglo-Saxon Bredari).—Awoven string, cord, or thread of anykind, employed for binding the edgesof materials and articles of wear,or other use and for purposes ofdecoration. Braiding.—(From the Saxon brc-don, to braid or plait together.)Braiding has for many centuriesbeen a form of ornamental needle-work, gold plaits having been found To prevent the latter fault, fasten one edge of thematerial to a weight cushion while working. Take bothends of the braid through to the back and fasten offthere, as no joins or frayed edges are allowable to the
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in British barrows, and ornaments of braidwork are seenupon the pictured dresses of the ancient Danes. In thesixteenth century, in Italy, lace was formed of braidsmade upon pillows, and the Asiatics, Greeks, Turks, andIndians have always used it largely for decorations.Modern Braiding in England is confined to ornamentingdress materials, the simpler kind of antimacassars, andmats with mohair and silk braids; but the natives ofIndia still embroider magnificently with gold and silverand silk braids. Braids, of whatever kind, can be laidupon velvet, leather, cloth, silk, or fancy materials, andare Backstitched to these materials with strong silk orthread. To work: Trace the pattern upon the materialor draw it out upon tissue paper, which pull away whenthe design is worked. Thread a needle with silk andlay the braid upon the traced outlines, and Backstitchit down to the foundation. The beauty of the workdepends upon stitching the braid even and keeping thestitching to its centre, turning

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