. 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. 671. Point Lack. of Point dEspagne. Work the second leaf as the first,and the circle in the centre entirely in Point finished the filling in of the design, run roundthe outside of the leaves and circle with a coarse thread,and Buttonhole this over so as to form a fi
. 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. 671. Point Lack. of Point dEspagne. Work the second leaf as the first,and the circle in the centre entirely in Point finished the filling in of the design, run roundthe outside of the leaves and circle with a coarse thread,and Buttonhole this over so as to form a fine Cordonnetor Edge. Ornament the Cordonnet with Picots. All thevarious sections of the design are worked as describedabove, except that the Fillings are varied, and insteadof close Buttonhole and Point dEspagne, the stitchesdescribed below are introduced to give a variety, but notmore than four or five different stitches are worked uponone pattern, and close Buttonhole Stitch is always usedfor thick parts, and in a larger proportion than separate piecea of the lace having been taken off,. Fio. 675. Ornamental Baes. their patterns are connected together as follows : Tackthe various pieces of lace on to the full-sized pattern,and connect them together by working plain Button-hole Bars from point to point, or by working the Or-namental Bars shown in Fig. 675, which are ornamentedwith Picots. These Point Lace directions are given for the FlatPoints; the Raised Points, which are a peculiarity ofSpanish and Venetian Points, where they differ from FlatPoints, are described under their own headings. They differ from other Points, by being joined together withCordonnets raised considerably above the rest of the lace,and which are ornamented with Fleurs Volants. Thestitches used in their Fillings are the same as are usedin the Flat Points; these are as follows : Picot or Dotted Bars.—To work : Prepare a foundationof loose threads as bars all over the space, work five clo
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