Embroidered With White: the 18th century fashion for Dresden lace and other whiteworked accessories hair_lacing Sleeve length 26in (66cm) (worn

Sleeve length 26in (66cm) (worn turned back in the photos)

particularly broderie anglaise and guipure cutworks

the upper bodies are interlined with linen canvas and the garment is lined throughout with unbleached linen

Cotton or linen thread

The book focuses on the middle-ranking men who were clerks

Embroidered With White: the 18th century fashion for Dresden lace and other whiteworked accessories hair_lacing Sleeve length 26in (66cm) (wornby Heather Toomer 180 pages 20 patterns Over 300 illustrations in colour and black and white Paperback 8in x 8in (21cm x 21cm) The sheer beauty of Dresden lace, the virtuosity of its stitching and intricacy of its design have always found it a place in books on lace and embroideries, but little has been written on how this lace, or embroidery as it should more properly be called, fitted into the general fashion scene in the 18th century. This fully