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Dainty work for pleasure and profit (1893)

[s.l. : s.n.] · leaf 54

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heiimore wealthily endowed sisterswho are without this accomplish-ment. Figure 52 shows designsuitable for Kensington stitchFIG. 52. stretched in the hoops ready for embroidering. When embroidering dress collars, vest fronts, etc., with thisstitch, the material should be first stiffened by backing… … APPLICATION OF STITCHES. b5 effectively applied. In general, short and long stitcn can be used where-ever Kensington stitch would be appropriate, and also in many instanceswhere the latter stitch would be too heavy, notably, in portions of con-ventional designs wheresomething a little moreelaborate…

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