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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 122

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wire,they are used for wreaths and dress or bonnet trimmings;when sewn to backgrounds, for ornamenting sachet casesand necktie ends. They are formed for the last-mentionedas follows: Select crepe of a colour matching the satinbackground; cut out the size of the flower petal to bemade upon paper,… … Fio 168. Crepe Work. up. To form the flower, five petals are made as described,and sewn down as a round, their raw edges being welltacked down and concealed by French Knots made eitherof gold and silver thread or floss silk. The shape of theflowers made of crepe cannot be much varied; their…

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