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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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 which are composed ofthe hair of the Angora goat, mixed with silk or cottonwarps. These fabrics have a peculiar lustre, equal to thatof silk, are remarkably regular in texture, and are bothsoft and fine. Mohair cloth is of very ancient origin,and was much worn in the Middle Ages. The yarn is soldin retail shops, and is chiefly spun and manufactured atBradford and Norwich. The French purchase it inEngland for the purpose of lacemaking, and a species ofUtrecht velvet is made of it at Coventry. There aie manyvarieties of cloth made of Mohair, the dress materialsbeing watered, striped, and checked. The Angora goat, according to Mr. Hayes, secretary of *1 si w o « HW% O H t>o
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350 THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. the National Association of Wool Manufacturers, is themost valuable wool-bearing animal, not even excepting theCashmere goat, which produces only two or three ouncesof the 2>ushm used for making Indian shawls. Mohair, thefleece of the Angora, is worth, on an average, 3s. a pound—more than double the price of the best Lincoln wool.It is used for making Utrecht velvets, or furnitureplush, the piles of imitation sealskin, the best carriageand lap robes, braids for binding, black dress goods, asbefore stated, laces, and for many other purposes, thenumber of which is only limited by the limited supply—the entire production of the world being only about4,750,0001b. The English have obtained the highest suc-cess in spinning mohair, and it is owing to the stiffnessof the fibre that it is rarely woven alone, either the warpor woof being usually of cotton, silk, or wool. A puremohair fabric is considered neaiOy indestructible. Thewhitest variety of hair

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