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 . oak, or looseexternal covering, worn out of doors. Mantle.—An outer covering somewhat resembling ashort cloak, from which it differs in being slightly fittedto the figure, and having either a loose frilling over theelbows, where the arms protrude from under it, or, some-times, a very shor
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 . oak, or looseexternal covering, worn out of doors. Mantle.—An outer covering somewhat resembling ashort cloak, from which it differs in being slightly fittedto the figure, and having either a loose frilling over theelbows, where the arms protrude from under it, or, some-times, a very short sleeve commencing from the size, form, and material of mantles vary with theseason, the fashion, or the figure and taste of the may be had in silk, velvet, cashmere, lace, and the Conquest, the cloaks so designated were intro-duced by the Normans, who wore them—at all seasons ofthe year—embroidered, lined with costly furs, fringed, andjewelled. The Mantle presented to Henry I. by RobertBloet, Bishop of Lincoln, was valued at a sum equal toabout £1,500 of our present currency. That of Cceur deLion was of much greater value, and the inventories of ourvarious sovereigns contain entries of their mantles. Thoserepresented in Anglo-Saxon MSS. as worn by the ladies of. Fig. G02. MALTESE LACE. formed of Plaiting and Cloth Stitch. The best aredecorated with a little raised work, but the usual make isshown in Fig. 602, which consists of a simple Pearled Barground, with a pattern formed of Cloth Stitch, and Plait-ings. The edge of the lace is distinguished by its light-ness. The manufacture of Maltese Lace is not confinedto Malta, but is largely carried on in Auvergne, Le Puy,Ireland, Buckinghamshire, and Bedfordshire, while thelace made in Ceylon and Madras resembles Maltese. Hand-some shawls and veils, worth £30, were at one time madeof this lace, but latterly the manufacture has been limitedto narrow trimmings, costing from Is. 6d. to 10s. a ya
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