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 . estowed upon it, than by the just lines ofornament and delicacy of design. Bed Lace.—A description of binding, of white cotton,twilled or figured, and employed for binding dimities. Itis likewise made in chintz colours, and in a diamondpattern for furniture prints, and striped with blue f
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 . estowed upon it, than by the just lines ofornament and delicacy of design. Bed Lace.—A description of binding, of white cotton,twilled or figured, and employed for binding dimities. Itis likewise made in chintz colours, and in a diamondpattern for furniture prints, and striped with blue forbed ticking and palliasses. It is sold by the gross intwo pieces of 72 yards each. Beggars Lace.—A name given to a braid lace, a speciesof Torchon, made at Guese. Itwas made in the sixteenth cen-tury, and was so called as itwas cheap and easily is now obsolete. Beginners Stem.—In Honi- ton and other Pillow Laces, thisstein is formed by plaiting to-gether the threads that have beenused to form detached leavesand flowers. To make: Divideinto three the number of bob-bins that have been employedin the leaf, and then plait these together for a short dis-tance, so as to form a stem to the leaf. The illustra-tion (Fig. 35) shows a finished leaf with its threads thusplaited up as a Fig. 35. Bluikmeus Stem. Beige, or Bege.—A French term to denote wool in itsnatural state. Beige is made of undyed wool, is an ex-tremely soft textile, graccful in draping, and employed formorning and out-door wear. This material measures from25 to 28 inches in width. There is a description of thistextile, called Snowflake Beige, of a neutral ground, hairyin texture, to be had in grey-brown, light green, and drab;the wool being interwoven with threads of silk of abrightly contrasting colour. Belgian Laces.—These include Brussels Lace, Mechlin,Antwerp, and Valenciennes, and all the varieties executedin the neighbouring towns. The manufacture of lace inBelgium dates back to the
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