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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 165

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No. 160. Bag -for Holding Silks and Filoselles. Foundation of Bag, blue rep silk, lined with Persian silk, and finished with a cord Embroidery in Herringbone,Satin, Rope and French Knots. To work: Trace the outline, and fill the centres, with very close Herringbone,worked with crimson Oriental… … No. 161. Shoulder Cushion. Size : 24m. in length, 22in. in circumference. Made of grey Javacanvas, embroidered with red and gold filoselle, and orna-mented with Drawn Work. To make: Cut the canvason the cross, draw out 28 threads for the Drawn Work,and leave 28 threads for the stripes between the…

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