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 75
n the left hand, bring up thecotton, and hold it under theleft thumb ; put the needle intothe material on the left side,on a level with the place wherethe cotton was brought up, butone-eighth of an inch away fromit; make a stitch, slightly slantthe needle in doing so fromleft to right (see Fig.… … Fig. 296. Double Feather Stitch.
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