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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 109

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h, and putit down to the back in a slanting direction, making thestitch one-eighth of an inch long. Make this long andshort stitch alternately for the first row; for the next,fill in the spaces with the same kind of stitches, workthem long and short where the design will allow, butarrange so that… … Fig. 339. Feather Stitch. (2).—A stitch also known as Point dEpine, usedin Ticking work, and to ornament childrens dresses andunderlinen. It is worked either as a Single or DotibleFeather. To work Single Feather: Trace a straight linedown the material, bring the needle up in this line, andhold the…

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