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 . Fio. 7. Angleterre Bars. sufficiently handsome knot is formed, then carry it alongthe horizontal line until another upright cross line isgained, and repeat. Angleterre Edge.—A Needle Point edging to braidor Cordonnet, and made with one line of Point deBruxelles loops. To work: Make a Poin
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 . Fio. 7. Angleterre Bars. sufficiently handsome knot is formed, then carry it alongthe horizontal line until another upright cross line isgained, and repeat. Angleterre Edge.—A Needle Point edging to braidor Cordonnet, and made with one line of Point deBruxelles loops. To work: Make a Point deBruxelles, and into it work a tight Buttonhole, andrepeat to the end of the space. Identical with PointdAngleterre Edging. THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK \. Anglo-Saxon Embroidery. — The earliest Englishembroidery known, consisting of patterns in outline,worked either with gold thread, silk, or beads, and usedfor borders to garments. The outlines were generally laidupon the surface of the material, and caught down, as in. Fig. 8. EMBROIDERY. couching, while any fillings were of an open description,as shown in illustration (Fig. 8), which is a modern imita-tion. This embroidery must not be confounded with thecelebrated Opus Anglicanum of a later date, or withthe embroidery upon muslin with untwisted thread. Formanner of working, see Saxon Embroidery. Angola Cashmere, or Angora —Names em-ployed in the trade to denote a certain cloth made inimitation of the camels hair cloth; said to be made ofthe long white hair of the Angora goat of Asiatic Turkey,which rivals that of Cashmere. This cloth is of a lightquality, and the widths run to 27, 48, and 54 inches. Angola Cloth.—A pretty diaper-woven cotton cloth,with a fine rough face, somewhat resembling the characterof Shagreen. It is of a cream colour, is 54 inches in width,and is employed for embroidery. Angola Mendings.—So called from a semblance inquality to that of the wool of the Angora goat. Thisya
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