Source: CAULFEILD, Sophia Frances Anne and Blanche C. SAWARD (1882). The Dictionary of Needlework, London: Upcott Gill, p. 424.
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Rice Embroidery
An example of rice embroidery on the main petals of the flower.
From Caulfeild and Saward 1882, p. 424.
Rice embroidery is a type of whitework, which extensively uses rice stitch or point de riz. This is a free-style stitch that resembles individual grains of rice. It was popular in late nineteenth century Western Europe and North America.
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