A treatise on lace-making, embroidery, and needle-work with Irish flax threads . ncluding the new-rt sh ides, 1 annot be distinguished in point of smoothness, soft-. and color from the best silk. It is made in three sizes (o, 00,and 8), the litter of sufficient fineness to be used successfully on thethinnest silk or finest satin, while the coarsest serve admirably fortlining and other open embroidery stitches, being far supe-? filoselle for all purp >ses to which the latter is adapted. Often, INTRODUCTION. 11 when a piece of work, is elaborate or closely covered, expense be-comes a matter o
A treatise on lace-making, embroidery, and needle-work with Irish flax threads . ncluding the new-rt sh ides, 1 annot be distinguished in point of smoothness, soft-. and color from the best silk. It is made in three sizes (o, 00,and 8), the litter of sufficient fineness to be used successfully on thethinnest silk or finest satin, while the coarsest serve admirably fortlining and other open embroidery stitches, being far supe-? filoselle for all purp >ses to which the latter is adapted. Often, INTRODUCTION. 11 when a piece of work, is elaborate or closely covered, expense be-comes a matter of much importance, and, in any case, one cannotresist wishing for something less costly than the pure, spun silk. Asa substitute for the latter, the Flax Embroidery Threads are farahead of any material yet introduced, being as perfect and sound intheir way as the purest silk; and, now that we have them in suchlovely colors and superior quality, the linens are often chosen inpreference to the silk threads, — the pure grades of which are notalways, or frequently, to be 12 barbours prize needle-work series. CLASSIFICATION OF PRIZES. Department \. 1. Crocheted, knitted, and Maltese (or hairpin)iaces. 1 i Prize, . $S°-I 4 Prizes of $25 each, 100. !? 10 Sio 100. I io_ $S 5°- J 25 Prizes. $3°°- $300. Department No. 2. Articles in crocheted ?)or hairpin work, other than lace, for use- |ful or ornamental purposes, such as tidies, I1 imbrequins, curtains, drapes, bedspreads,dress-yokes and sleeves, lamp-shades, purses,collars, cuffs, etc. Department No. 3. Articles in knittedwork, other than lace, as noted in depart-ment No. 2, with fancy stockings, mitts,infants bonnets, night-dress cases, etc. Department No. 4. Articles in tattedwork of all kinds, lace, cushion covers, passe-menterie, etc. Department No. •>. Articles in plain andfancy netting, netted guipure, and bobbinwork. Department No. Articles in Italian,gobelin, flat, cross-stitch, and similar cm-broidery, includ
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