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A picot is a loop of thread created for functional or ornamental purposes along the edge of lace or ribbon, or crocheted, knitted or tatted fabric. The loops vary in size according to their function and artistic intention. 'Picot', pronounced /piko/, is a diminutive derived from the French verb piquer, "to prick".
Pine pattern collar in tatting. Tatting is a technique for handcrafting a particularly durable lace from a series of knots and loops. [1] Tatting can be used to make lace edging as well as doilies, collars, accessories such as earrings, necklaces, waist beads, and other decorative pieces.
Bride picotée (Breedpee-koh-tay) is an old type of point lace that consists of a large mesh or foundation surrounded by small picots.The lace gets its alternative names, Bride épinglé and Bride boucle, from the use of pins pricked into the parchment pattern to form picots or boucles.
François-Edouard Picot, ca.1865 François-Édouard Picot, L'Amour et Psyché (1817).. François-Édouard Picot (French: [fʁɑ̃swa edwaʁ piko]; 10 October 1786 in Paris – 15 March 1868 in Paris) was a French painter during the July Monarchy, painting mythological, religious and historical subjects.
Battenberg lace. Battenberg lace is a type of tape lace.It is of American origin, designed and first made by Sara Hadley of New York. This American lace was named either in honor of the wedding of Princess Beatrice, Queen Victoria's youngest daughter, to Prince Henry of Battenberg, or from [sic] the widowed Princess Beatrice.
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Example of modern Hardanger embroidery work Hardanger embroidery sample, from a 1907 needlework magazine.. Hardanger embroidery or "Hardangersøm" is a form of embroidery traditionally worked with white thread on white even-weave linen or cloth, using counted thread and drawn thread work techniques.
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