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Art needlework (1891)

Brainerd & Armstrong co., Philadelphia. [from old catalog] · [Philadelphia, MacCalla & co.] · leaf 82

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The Brainerd & Armstrong Co.'s 78 New Stitches in Embroidery. NUMBER of new stitches have, recently made their appearance in art embroidery. They are not, strictly speaking, fic^a, but are, in reality, old ones revived. Their adaptation, however, is new. Among the stitches newly adapted are the… … GOBELIN STITCH. work often shows a series of stripes or blocks of exactly the same width, so far as the pattern will allow. Gobelin stitch is used to fill large leaves, arabesques and backgrounds in con- ventional patterns. ISMiT STITCH is one borrowed from Tur- kish embroideries. It is used to…

Knitting · Crocheting · Embroidery

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