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 . hat harmonise with the coloursused in the Cx*ewels, and cover over the latter with lightBars made with the filoselles and with Wheels, Dots,Herringbone, Trellis, and other Embroidery in the centres of the flowers with stamens and knotsmade with the filoselle, and cross all t
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 . hat harmonise with the coloursused in the Cx*ewels, and cover over the latter with lightBars made with the filoselles and with Wheels, Dots,Herringbone, Trellis, and other Embroidery in the centres of the flowers with stamens and knotsmade with the filoselle, and cross all the stems and sprayssupporting the foliage and flowers with Bars, also madewith filoselle. Northampton Lace.—Many descriptions of PillowLace are made in Northamptonshire, but none of themare of English invention, they all being copies of Brussels,Lille, and Valen-ciennes are allgood imitations,but the two bestare the oneshown in , of LilleLace, with aground that vies,as to its clear-ness and regu-larity, with thatof foreign manu-facture, and thenarrow Valen-ciennes of the lacemade in North-amptonshire iscalled BabyLace, as it was at one time made in the narrow widthsthat were used for childrens caps. Baby Lace is nowobsolete, but the lace shown in Fig. 6-13 is still rnanu-. Fig. G13. Northampton Lace. factured, and is frequently called English Lille, as itpossesses the beauty of Lille Lace, and imitates its clearground and small running pattern. Norwegian Yarn.—This yarn is made of the undyedhair of the Scandinavian lamb, which is very soft, and isespecially suitable for the knitting of shawls and otherwraps. It is to be had in both white and grey—thenatural colours—and is sold by the skein. Norwich Crape.—A textile composed of a silk warpand a worsted woof, generally of two different colours, orat least, of two shades of one colour. It somewhat re-sembles Bombazine, but is not twilled, and may be had inall colours. None.—A French term to
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