Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910, Buckle, Mary · London : B. T. Batsford · leaf 153
130 ART IN NEEDLEWORK. … 55. REVERSE COUCHING (BACK). point Qf fa^ zigzag pattern ; there it penetrates the stuff, is carried round a thread of flax laid at the back of the material, and is brought to the surface again through the hole made by the needle in passing down. That is to say, the silken thread only dips through…
Needlework · Embroidery
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