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Album de Broderie et de Filet [Album of Embroidery and Filet]
Album de Broderie et de Filet [Album of Embroidery and Filet]
Book · 50 pages · French
A French needlework album, 2nd edition, by Madame Hardouin for the Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. et M.F.A. The first part covers embroidery: transferring designs, initials, plumetis, festoon (feston, Richelieu, Colbert), English embroidery, cut-work, flat satin stitch, and eleven ornamental stitches, with advice on needles and washing. The second part covers filet (knotted net) embroidery: making the net square and band with shuttle and mesh gauge, darning (Cluny) stitch, and photographed sample squares worked on nets A to D, plus Filet Italien and Filet d'Art. Thread numbers for the company's cottons are given throughout.
Album de Dentelle d'Irlande (Cinquieme Volume) [Album of Irish Lace (Fifth Volume)]
Album de Dentelle d'Irlande (Cinquieme Volume) [Album of Irish Lace (Fifth Volume)]
Monograph · 49 pages · French
Fifth volume of Madame Hardouin's album of fine Irish crochet lace, published for the Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. et M.F.A. After a short preface, it gives row-by-row crochet instructions in French for motifs used as edgings, insertions (entre-deux), yokes (empiècements) and blouse or bodice trimmings. Each pattern is illustrated with a photograph of the lace, and the pages near the end show finished items: a baby's cap, a handkerchief, a collar and a bib (rabat). The text refers readers back to the second volume for basic stitches such as the pavé and the arceau, and recommends specific thread numbers.
Album de Dentelle d'Irlande Ancienne (Sixieme Volume) [Album of Antique Irish Lace (Volume Six)]
Album de Dentelle d'Irlande Ancienne (Sixieme Volume) [Album of Antique Irish Lace (Volume Six)]
Monograph · 51 pages · French
Sixth volume of an album of crochet patterns for antique Irish lace, written in French by Madame Hardouin and published for the Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. et M.F.A. It gives row-by-row instructions for series of motifs (stars, small motifs, arabesques, combinations), each followed by photographs of the finished motifs and of assembled pieces such as a child's collar, an insertion (empiècement), a lace edging, a baby bonnet (béguin), a berthe and a plastron. It also explains how to join motifs with the various net grounds (réseau), the picot edging and the ball picot (picot-boule). Patterns are worked in M.F.A. Irish thread, with recommended sizes given.
Album de Dentelle de Venise [ Album of Venetian Lace ]
Album de Dentelle de Venise [ Album of Venetian Lace ]
Book · 50 pages · French
A French-language instruction album on Venetian needle lace by Madame G. Hardouin, published by the Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. et M.F.A. It gives a short history of lace, then explains two ways of making Venetian lace: by hand on Reticella squares, and on a tombolo (lace cushion), with instructions for making the cushion and roller. It describes the stitches (saccola, greco, crema, punte groppo, punte tondo), the net grounds (regular, simple, crackled and picoted brides), and gives many photographed motifs for insertion, trimmings, and English embroidery pieces with Venetian inserts, with thread numbers for each.
Album de Filet Brodé [Album of Embroidered Filet]
Album de Filet Brodé [Album of Embroidered Filet]
Book · 52 pages · French
A French-language pattern album of embroidered filet (darned netting lace), published as the second volume by the Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. et M.F.A. and composed and explained by Madame Hardouin. It gives short instructions and many photographic plates of insertions (entre-deux), bands and squares in Cluny, Italian and art filet, plumetis embroidery on filet, appliqué on filet, soutache filet, and filet with Irish crochet appliqué. Captions give mesh counts and recommended L.V. linen lace thread and M.F.A. embroidery cotton numbers. The art filet section describes stitches such as point de reprise, point d'esprit, point croisé, point ondulé, the spider, stars, lozenge and leaves.
Album de Guipure d'Irlande (Deuxième Volume) [Album of Irish Guipure Lace (Volume Two)]
Album de Guipure d'Irlande (Deuxième Volume) [Album of Irish Guipure Lace (Volume Two)]
Monograph · 48 pages · French
Second volume of an album of Irish crochet (guipure d'Irlande) patterns by Madame Hardouin, published for the Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. and M.F.A. It opens with a preface and an explanation of the basic crochet stitches (chain, single, treble, picot, crown, corded work), then gives numbered motifs 21 to 40 with row-by-row instructions and a photograph of each, including the triangle, fern, chestnut branch, caterpillar, tortoise, peacock wheel and oak leaf. It ends with fine Irish lace edgings and squares (petite dentelle courante, fer à cheval, carré à la rose, carré au trèfle). The text is in French and recommends specific thread and cord numbers for each motif.
Album de Guipure d'Irlande (Premier Volume) [Album of Irish Guipure Lace (Volume One)]
Album de Guipure d'Irlande (Premier Volume) [Album of Irish Guipure Lace (Volume One)]
Monograph · 37 pages · French
A French-language pattern album of Irish crochet lace (guipure d'Irlande) by Madame G. Hardouin, third edition, issued for the Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. et M.F.A. After a preface and a page of basic stitch terms (chain, half treble, bride, picot, couronne), it gives written instructions for twenty numbered motifs, each with a photograph: helix, wild rose, poppy, pansy, clover, butterfly, tulip, fan, grapes, thistle and others. It ends with directions for joining the motifs into a ground network on a collar (rabat) and a photograph of a finished panel. Thread numbers are recommended for each motif, and advertisements for the manufacturer's products appear between sections.
Album de Guipure d'Irlande (Quatrieme Volume) [Album of Irish Guipure Lace (Volume Four)]
Album de Guipure d'Irlande (Quatrieme Volume) [Album of Irish Guipure Lace (Volume Four)]
Monograph · 48 pages · French
Fourth volume of Madame Hardouin's album of Irish guipure crochet lace, with photographs and written crochet instructions in French for numbered motifs (Nos. 61-77). Motifs include sweet peas, a field butterfly, jonquil, hyacinth, sun, palm, hazelnuts, lizard, water lily, iris, bindweed and a Brazilian butterfly, meant as appliqués for clothing and collars. The final section gives filet (net) insertions (entre-deux) with Irish guipure appliqués: the rose, cyclamen, violets, an Empire design and a Japanese design. A preface advises on thread (M.F.A. Irish thread, L.V. cord) and refers readers to earlier volumes for basic stitches.
Album de Guipure d'Irlande (Troisième Volume) [Album of Irish Guipure Lace (Volume Three)]
Album de Guipure d'Irlande (Troisième Volume) [Album of Irish Guipure Lace (Volume Three)]
Monograph · 48 pages · French
Third volume of Madame Hardouin's album of Irish guipure (Irish crochet) lace motifs, in French, with written crochet instructions for patterns nos. 41 to 60. The motifs are mostly flowers, leaves and fruits (nasturtium, chrysanthemum, pansy, pomegranate, thistle, clematis, cherries), plus a dragonfly, a Louis XVI bow and a cornucopia with roses. Each pattern has a photograph of the finished piece. The volume closes with three net-ground insertions (clover, roses, grapes) with Irish lace appliqués, and the preface recommends M.F.A. Irish thread and L.V. cord.
Le Gros Crochet 1er Volume [Coarse Crochet, First Volume]
Le Gros Crochet 1er Volume [Coarse Crochet, First Volume]
Book · 41 pages · French
A French-language pattern album of coarse (large-gauge) crochet lace by Mme G. Hardouin, published by the Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. / Maurice Frings & Cie, Paris. It gives written row-by-row instructions with full-size photographs for collars, lampshades, bands for blinds and cushions, a tea cloth and napkin, an armchair cover, table runners, a pouf centre and a small square rug. Each model specifies the M.F.A. linen thread or crochet cordonnet size, and a thread-size chart is included. Techniques include Venetian, Reticella, Vieux Gênes, Cluny and Milan crochet, plus filet embroidery.
Le Gros Crochet 2e Volume [Coarse Crochet, Second Volume]
Le Gros Crochet 2e Volume [Coarse Crochet, Second Volume]
Book · 40 pages · French
Second volume of a French pattern album of coarse crochet lace by Mme G. Hardouin, published by the Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. It gives written instructions (chain, stitch and bar counts) with full-size photographs for home furnishing and dress pieces: round collar, insertions, round bag, chair-back cover, cushions, lampshades, dress band, bed-cover squares, fringes, a 16th-century frieze with chimeras, a mantel band, and a blind or sofa band. Each pattern names the thread, either lustred linen thread or crochet cordonnet in M.F.A. sizes. A preface explains the two-volume series, and the last page lists other albums from the publisher.
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