Instructions for Lace Making
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An illustrated 1873 Boston manual of instructions for making point lace and Honiton lace, edited by Geo. W. States. It covers materials (braids, cords, purl edges, linen lacet thread), how to lay and gather the braid, and the needle-lace stitches (Brussels, Venise, Espagne, Valenciennes, Alençon, Angleterre, Mechlin, Escalier), followed by wheels and rosettes, connecting bars, edgings and picots. The final section gives patterns with materials lists for stars, medallions, borders, handkerchief, cravat ends, neck ties, collars and cuffs. A publisher's advertisement for States' Embroidery Store is at the end.
- Type
- Book
- Date
- 1873
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 66
- Archive notes
- downloaded from archive.org.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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