Inside Out Library

The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described (1882)

Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : A.W. Cowan · leaf 105

An illustration from The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described, 1882, leaf 105
Fig HO. Cardboard Embroidery. Fig. 141. CardboardEmbroidery. as the cardboard foundation is not disjointed. Addthe Couched line, and the work is complete. A variation THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. 79 in colouring devices is allowable, but there is no shadingnecessary. Thus, in Fig. 142, I.H.O.… … Fig. 142. Cardboard Embroidert. with a line of black silk; work the I.H.O. in crimsonsilk, and Couch it round with pale blue silk, and placethe device upon green or blue velvet. The large I.H.S.of Fig. 143 is arranged for a banner. Work the Iin gold silk, the S in blue, and the H in red;

Needlework

Internet Archive · Clark Art Institute Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.

More pictures from The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described

More like this