CHAPTER II. … MATERIALS. :N THIS day of progressive ideas almost everykind of textile fabric is used as a backgroundfor decorative neeedle-work, from the coarse,unbleached linen crash to the finest silks andvelvets, and each and every kind is appropriate,according to the use for which it is designed.We will here…
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