HANDBOOK OF EMBROIDERY. 29 or with tapestry wool ; and should then have the appear- ance of a twisted rope. Feather Stitch. — Vulgarly called " long and short stitch" " long stitch" and sometimes "embroidery stitch!' We propose to restore to it its ancient title of feather stitch " Opus Plumarium?… … Illustration, No. 10. — Feather Stitch. We shall now describe it as used for handwork ; and later (at page 37), as worked in a frame. These two modes differ very little in appearance, as the principle is the same, namely, that the stitches are of varying length, and are worked into and between each…
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