Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910, Buckle, Mary · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 78
21. HERRING-BONE SAMPLER (BACK). HERRING-BONE-STITCH, 5i your needle now pointing upwards, take anothersimilar stitch from the lower edge. The variety at D is merely a combination of A TO WORKand C, as may be seen by reference to the back of D.the sampler (opposite); though the short… … THE WORKING OF E ON HERRING-BONE SAMPLER. What is known as fish-bone is illustrated inthe three feathery shapes on the sampler (E), twoof which are worked rather open. It is charac-teristic of this stitch that it has a sort of spine upthe centre where the threads cross. Suppose the TO WOrkstitch to…
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