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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 119

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ed over aflatsurface. To work : Bring the thread from the back of thematerial, and put the needle down again, so that it makesa stitch one-eighth of an inch long, in a slanting direction,upon the surface of the work. Continue to make theseshort slanting stitches until the space is covered,… … Fio. 371. Point de Riz Stitch. or Stem Stitch. The thick parts of the flower are workedin Au Passe, and the sprays form part of the Au Passedesign, shown in Fig. 371. Point de Rose Stitch.—A variety of Feston orButtonhole, and used to fill in the petals of flowers,particularly of roses, hence its…

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