. 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 . Fig. 312. Duchesse Lace—Detail A. the inner. At c collect the bobbins together, and with theexception of the two used for the edge, and shown detachedat e, return all the bobbins to d over the Plain Edge onthe inner side of the leaf, making a Rope Sewing overthem with the two threads an


. 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 . Fig. 312. Duchesse Lace—Detail A. the inner. At c collect the bobbins together, and with theexception of the two used for the edge, and shown detachedat e, return all the bobbins to d over the Plain Edge onthe inner side of the leaf, making a Rope Sewing overthem with the two threads and two Pearls close to c. Fromd work down to e in Cloth Stitch with a Plain Edge on theinner side; make a Pearl Edge on the other, hanging on the. Fig. 313. Duchesse Lace—Detail B. bobbins where the leaf parts. Work back to /, as beforedescribed, and continue until all the divisions of the leaf arefilled. The flower in Fig. 313, Detail B, is an enlargementof the pattern to show Devonia Ground and the working ofthe flower. The stitch used is similar to the one describedin Plain Braid (see Braid Work.) Work in Cloth Stitchwith a Gimp and Plain Edge on the outer side, and a PlainEdge, without Gimp, on the inner, for piece of braid. For the flower, work a plain Braid with Plain Edge on bothsides from a to b, then continue the Plain Edge, andCloth Stitch round the outer circle of the flower, butdetach the threads forming the inner edge and cany themfrom b to c, fasten them there into the Lace, and thencany them to the next curve, and so on until the outerpart of the flower is made. Then finish the centre withCloth Stitch. Duchesse Satin.—A thick, plain satin, exceedinglydurable, and made of extra width. It is to be had in allcolo


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