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Art needlework (1891)

Brainerd & Armstrong co., Philadelphia. [from old catalog] · [Philadelphia, MacCalla & co.] · leaf 98

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How to Measure Spool Silk. … IT WILL PA V YOU TO TRY IT. Take two large shawl pins, or medium-sized nails, set them slanting, just a yard apart, and drive into a board or old table until they set firm. Tie the thread to one pin and wind around and around as shown in the above cut. If a 50 or I03 yard spool of our Silk can be…

Knitting · Crocheting · Embroidery

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