carefully, leaving littlesupports, that are called stays, to any partof the letter or emblem that is too fine tosupport itself before it is caught down inits position. The stays in the designs fig. 132. given would be required only to keep the extremities of the Greek cross,figure 134, in position.… … CHURCH AND BULLION EMBROIDERIES. 131
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