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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 61

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begun in acorner of the design, otherwise the pattern will work outin straight lines, and not in honeycombs. To work -.Fasten No. 9 lace thread to the side of the lace in acorner, and make a loose stitch nearly a quarter of an inchoff. Examine Fig. 267 carefully, and two threads will beseen in it,… … Fig. 267. Dame Joan Ground. belonging to the loop just made; this makes the doublethread on one side of the stitch. Fasten the thread firmly,and work back for this row. Continue the loops and thePoint de Brussels stitch until the space is filled in suc-ceeding rows. For the return row : Make a…

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