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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 101

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is, and finished with Overcast, and workthe large balls as raised Dots. Embroidery on Net.—This work is a combinationof Lace stitches, Embroidery stitches, gold thread, andBraid, and is suitable either for Insertion or Edgings inDress Trimmings. To work as an Insertion, and asshown in Fig. 320:… … Fig. 320. EMBROIDERY ON NET. and when the work is finished, paste the back of theleather upon thin linen to keep it from splitting. Embroidery on Muslin.—This is a fine kind of closewhite Embroidery, and is also known as Irish, Saxony, orMadeira work, from the skill exhibited in its manufactureby…

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