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Florence home needle-work (1893)

Nonotuck Silk Company · Florence, Mass. : Nonotuck Silk Co. · leaf 12

An illustration from Florence home needle-work, 1893, leaf 12
read is partly drawn. It will be seen thatthe thread of silk (A) has been drawn in from two ends,which forms a selvage. In forming this selvage in this waythe silk should not be drawn up to touch the edge of scrim,but left a little off, as seen in the engraving, thus preventingthe gradual… … rJmmmmhdhdm. fflffi [l in Fig- ivo Fig. 4.— Detail of Fig. 7. call a half selvage, which prevents the outer warp threadsfrom pulling off as you work, and makes more simple thefinish of the scarf in hem-stitching. The engraving showsthat each time the color of silk is changed a thread of scrimis…

Needlework · Lace and lace making · Embroidery -- Design · Fancy work · Crocheting · Knitting · Cross-stitch · Macrame · Drawn-work · Monograms · Beadwork · Stitches (Sewing) · Tatting · Netting · Openwork · Edging · Insertion · Darning · Irish lace

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