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Dainty work for pleasure and profit (1891)

Heron, Mrs. Adelaide E · Chicago : Danks & Co. · leaf 286

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laborate pieces of drawn work are frequently embellished by cuttingsquares and circles out of the material and filling the spaces thus formedwith lace stitches. The best for this purpose being honeycomb, pointdAlencon, point de reprise, spider web and twist stitch, all of which areillustrated and… … 256 DAINTY WORK FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT. borders and corners, are further decorated with powdered or Dresden de-signs, done in solid Kensington stitch, with a single strand of either filofloss or linen floss. An effective arrangement for ends of guest towel is made as follows:For the bottom edge a…

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