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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 79

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Fig. 104. Bcttonhole Stitch forming Thick Part of Lace. firmly secure it; put the needle into the Cordonnetor other already made part of the lace, and then down-wards behind the foundation thread; and pass theworking thread to the right, under the needle, toform a loop upon the foundation thread… … to the end of the space, and pull all up to the same tight-ness and work close, but do not overcrowd. At the endof the line secure the thread, then throw it back againto the left to form a foundation line, and repeat, using theraised edge of the buttonhole this time to pass the needlethrough…

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