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 . ce, or added to it, all in one piece, ordivided. Basquine.—The French term to denote a bodice of adress having a basque finish to it depending from the Lisse.—The French for low warp; a term usedin tapestry work. Basting, otherwise called Tacking.—Derived fromthe old German ba
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 . ce, or added to it, all in one piece, ordivided. Basquine.—The French term to denote a bodice of adress having a basque finish to it depending from the Lisse.—The French for low warp; a term usedin tapestry work. Basting, otherwise called Tacking.—Derived fromthe old German bastan, to sew, or besten, to bind. Thisterm is chiefly employed by tailors, while Tacking is usedby women. The term is used to signify the light runningsmade by taking up a stitch at long distances successively,to keep the separate portions of a garment or other articlein position, preparatory to their being sewn together. Alining: is said to be basted on the material for which it isdesigned. Knots may be used in Basting threads, as theyare not for permanent use. See Tacking. Bath. Coating, or Duffl.—A light cloth or baize, witha long nap, which is generally made in wide widths, bothcoloured and white, and is used for thick flannel petticoats,and blankets for babies cots. Bath blankets are also. made of it, embroidered at the edges. It is also used formens greatcoats. It varies in width from 48 and 60 to 72inches. See Flannel. Batiste.—A description of cotton muslin, having agood deal of dress in it, to be had in all colours, as well a3in white and black. Its chief use is for summer dresses,and it is also employed for linings and trimmings. Theprice varies with the quality, and it measures about a yardin width. Batiste.—The French name for cambric. A fine linenmuslin made in France, in various colours, and used fordresses, dress linings, and trimmings; so called from itsinventor Baptista, at Cambray, who was a linen weaver inFlanders in the thirteenth century; or bec
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