. 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 . yaids. Duchesse Lace.—A beautiful Pillow lace, a variety ofPoint de Flandre or Brussels lace made in Belgium, andsimilar in workmanship and design to Honiton GuipureLace, the patterns of wdiich originally came from Lace is worked with a finer and different threadto that
. 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 . yaids. Duchesse Lace.—A beautiful Pillow lace, a variety ofPoint de Flandre or Brussels lace made in Belgium, andsimilar in workmanship and design to Honiton GuipureLace, the patterns of wdiich originally came from Lace is worked with a finer and different threadto that of Honiton, and the leaves, ilowers, and spraysformed are larger and of bolder design, the Primroseflower and leaf of Brussels Lace being the design chieflyworked. It contains a greater amount of the Raised orRelief work, that distinguishes the best Honiton, but thestitches and manner of working in both are the same, and. Fio. 311. Duchesse Lace. a reference to the instructions for Honiton Lace will teachthe worker how to form the sprays of Duchesse Lace. When working Duchesse Lace unite the large sprigstogether with the ground described as Devonia Ground,and fill in other open places with the same ground. Worknearly all the leaves and Flowers in Cloth Stitch (SeeBraid Work, Close or WHwle Braid and Close Leaf),and make Rope Sewings for veins and stems when theyare in Relief, and Cross Tracings and CucumberPlaitings when they are open work. Work a few leavesand sprays in Half or Lace Stitch, but generally usethis stitch for the foundation to Relief work, workingleaves, tendrils, and stems in Cloth stitch in Relief overthe parts in the body of Lace filled with Half or Lacestitch. Make a Plain Edge round the sprays with aGimp, except on the outside edge of the design, whenmake a Pearl Edge with a Gimp. The illustration of Duchesse Lace given in Fig. 311 hasno complicated Raised work in it. It is of a flo
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