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Dainty work for pleasure and profit (1891)

Heron, Mrs. Adelaide E · Chicago : Danks & Co. · leaf 57

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t is this stitch whichwas used on the old Bayeaux tapestry, and hundreds of years ago, in thedays of the Pharoahs, it was employed in Egyptian embroidery. There ishardly any limit to the usefulness of this simple stitch, and by its use beau-tiful effects are easily obtained, at little expense of… … y First, then, in the list is simple outline stitch, shown in figure 8, then in figure 9 we hav^e cording outline, close outline and twisted outline. Fig. lO j shows fancy chain outline, and figure 11 double chain j outline. In working outline stitch, if an even line is required, insert the needle…

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