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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 29

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m Arrasene embroidery, and it is capableof good art work, as it gives scope for individual taste.Arrasene is not suitable for a background; these are madeeither of solid material or in Tent Stitch. To work Fig. 17:A group of forget-me-nots, worked upon a deep russet red Arrasene. After the… … Fig. 18. AU PASSE STITCH ON SILK. ground of cloth. Work the forget-me-nots with two shadesof pale blue silk Arrasene, and fill in their centres Avithmaize Arrasene; work the leaves and stalks with threeshades of subdued greens in wool Arrasene, and the orna-mental border surrounding the flowers in…

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