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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 98

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e.Lay the lines of purse silk over the floss silk at nearlyequal distances from each other, to imitate the veiningsof a leaf, and make the threads that catch them downof a silk matching them in colour, or a contrasting shade.The space mai-ked b shows the manner of working thefloss silk when it is… … Fig. 130. Chdkch Embroidery-.—Stitch in Floss Silk. of a straight line. The Long Stitch is more fully illus-trated in Fig. 130, where it is considerably enlarged. Fill the small space with black silk lines, which catchdown by three lines, two of gold tambour, and one ofsilk. Make the border to the…

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