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The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described (1882)

Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : A.W. Cowan · leaf 127

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No. 88. Detail of Hand Screen (No. 86). Framework of black cane. Embroidery executed, on white silk canvas, in Satin and Railway Stitch;flowers in shades of forget-me-not blues; leaves in dull greens, lightened by veinin^s of light green.Pale blue silk cords, ending in tassels of the same shade,… … No. 8g. Modern Point Lack for DressTrim Minos. Plain braid and Honiton Braid, of ecru colours, are required, and laic cotton of tlie same shade. Theonly stitches are Wheels and Bars.

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