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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 99

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Stitch. the same shades, but make some darker and some lighterthan the others, by leaving out the lightest or the darkestshades in these, and so altering their appearance, andmake the stitches of different lengths in the petal of aflower, as in Feather Stitch. Fill in the centres withFrench Knots,… … Fia. 317. Embroidery in Satin Stitch. of the leaves lighter than the centres, but preserve thefall of light; shade one side of the leaf differently tothe other, and vein with light or dark veins, accord-ing to the position of the leaf. Work the veins in SplitStitch ; work the stems and tendrils of…

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